Political Quotes

“so much has been written, and so many discussions have taken place about how quickly life seems to pass us by in these modern times. We are always trying to make time for the parts of our lives we hold most precious: our families, our children, our spouses. It is never until we are faced with our own mortality that we stop to realize the sweetest parts of our lives, a nectar that sustains us and refreshes our thirst to be connected to the human race. Life has meaning. All of our lives have meaning. We are all born and nurtured and educated for a purpose. We tend to forget that. We tend to forget that one so important lesson. I have been reminded of this lesson by witnessing the journey of a constituent from Rockford in the 16th District of Illinois, Cindy Jensen, who for years has battled a liver disease and is now recovering from her third liver transplant in the last 4 months. She has not surrendered life during this difficult time. She has remained positive and has taken each day at a time. Cindy has demonstrated the type of courage and faith that few of us ever experience. She and her family have allowed the people of the city of Rockford to share in her journey, not out of self-interest but to engage us in discussion of a much greater human cause--the importance of organ donation.”