Names of the Dead

Our brother Eric was a very kind, generous person and a great dad to his three boys. He was a successful pool designer and project manager until the housing market crash, when he lost his job and his health insurance. A year ago in November he started experiencing abdominal pains but couldn't afford to see a doctor. By January the pain was so intense he had to go to the emergency room several times, which was his only source of health care. He was diagnosed with pancreatitis ansd sent home repeatedly, even though a mass was discovered on his pancreas. In May, after going to a different Orlando area hospital, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and, after a few months of braving extreme pain, radiation and chemotherapy, passed away on September 14th, 2009. I am convinced that had health care been available for Eric, he could have been diagnosed much sooner and would have survived the cancer. Thank you Representative Grayson for taking a stand and fighting for Eric, our family and others in need of this basic human right.