I’ve got something to say and this is where I say it.
“Staying quiet is never the best thing to do when you have something to say. Those with authority tell you to know when to keep your mouth shut. But that only keeps you silent. I’ve got something to say and I am going to say it.” —Matt Pierce
Rural Texas Is Losing Its Healthcare, and Nobody in Power Seems to Hear the Sirens
We need people who understand that a community without healthcare is not simply underserved. It is being hollowed out. It is being told to endure the same diseases, the same emergencies, the same mental health crises, and the same human frailty as everybody else, but with fewer tools, fewer doctors, fewer hospitals, and less political urgency.