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Determined to create something closer to a normal family life for their daughter, the Mikols applied to a new federal program that allowed Julia to retain Medicaid coverage while being cared for at home. After a lengthy bureaucratic struggle, Margaret and Yves became the first parents in New York and the second parents in the nation to take home a child on life support. "The process transformed my personality," says Margaret. "I had been a shy and timid person, and I became brassy and obnoxious. I changed into a beast to protect my child...
...next five years, the Mikols did everything they could to give Julia a normal childhood. But when Julia's condition worsened, the 8-year-old refused the recommended heart-and-lung transplant, and her parents reluctantly agreed with her decision. Before her death, Julia asked her mother to promise to help other children. "You got me home," she told Margaret in the sign language she used to communicate. "You've got to get them home...
...shouldn't act like [homelessness] is a normal part of American life," Daley told TIME. "In the richest nation in the world, there is absolutely no reason why anyone should have to live without a roof over their head...
...Gibbs has also seen a significant increase in the number of people presenting symptoms of depression, along with higher than normal rates of suicidal thoughts, substance abuse and domestic violence. The symptoms "have begun within the last couple of months to manifest themselves," he says. "But I think we still have a significant wave to occur. What we probably have now is a large number of people who possibly did not need mental health services before the storm, but with all the events associated with the storm - the loss of homes, the loss of family members, the loss of community...
...nightmare of course, but Cheney can count on a frigid reception in the hot Saudi desert nonetheless. The signs of deep Saudi anger and panic over how Washington has bungled Iraq have been surfacing for the last two months. In March King Abdallah hosted Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who in normal times is a man whose head Abdallah would prefer to lop off than talk to. Two weeks later, at an Arab summit, King Abdallah called the American presence in Iraq an "illegal occupation," the same description the Iranians use. In April, King Abdallah reportedly cancelled a visit to Washington...