Producer: Saul Schorr
Running Time: 00:30
Debut Date: 09/17/2008
Ad Buy: statewide in Washington
Cost: not available
Summary: A woman expresses her concern about Rossi not funding stem cell research, which she says could help her son Jackson, who has juvenile diabetes.
Script of "Real People: Jackson" (TV)
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Paid for by People For Chris Gregoire. Democrat. Governor.
SHANAI COLE: My son Jackson was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when he was just 2 years old. Twelve times a day, we check his blood sugar to make sure he doesn't have a seizure.
(Text on screen: Everett, WA)
I know a diabetic child has a shorter lifespan than other kids, but stem cell research gives us hope.
So I get upset when a politician like Dino Rossi says he's against stem cell research.
Who is he to put his personal beliefs ahead of my child's health?
(Text on screen: Dino Rossi: Out of step with Washington.)
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