Last One!

My commentary towards Burley's Gov't Topics :

"I feel the same way as you. I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. It's such a disappointment because we all know that Texas is ranked 2nd highest out of 50 states for overall birthrate and 50 out of 50 states for lowest of non-elderly women with insurance. The facts are so disturbing because our state has so many people. We need as much help as we can. 

When I was younger I had insurance until my mother got laid off. I had to rely on medicaid. Everything they provided and assisted with was great. When I turned 18 years old, I could no longer be eligible. They only provide for 18 years and younger. I'm living with no insurance and I am diagnosed with hypothyroidism. One of the services that Planned Parenthood Clinics provides for, are thyroid screenings. If anything were to happen... I could depend on them to help me because there is nothing else.

My point is, there's A LOT of people out there that needs all the things that Planned Parenthood Clinics provides. How can something that was put there to help many people be taken away? It's mind boggling to me, it really is."

Really?

I came across this commentary written by Eva Guzman.  "Help Foster care kids stay in school, achieve more."  It's an inspiring and motivating piece.  It tells us about the importance of  care and education for the foster kids of Texas.  Texas is the parent to about 30,000 kids.  These kids are in foster care because they were either neglected or abused.  In my eyes, it seems as if these children were given a second chance at a successful life.  They have the ability to start off with a clean slate  after leaving their old cruddy life behind.  These kids are fragile, they have no sense of belonging because they're always on the move.  They don't know what or where home is which leaves their confidence at a low level.

 "The committee's solutions are designed to help these kids be ready to learn once they enter school and to better support them while they are there."

How can one reach success when one's confidence is nonexistence?  They can't.   That's why we have the education committees and social workers to help them.  Not only them but average ordinary people can get involved to.  Lending a hand could change so much for these children.  When emotion stability comes in, someone has to be there for them because they've been growing up not having anyone to depend on.  If paths are laid out for them, they can walk gradually towards their goal.  Several of them will finish high school instead of dropping out.  Many will go to college and eventually get a degree.  Success would only be a grasp away, really.