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“Cuts to Medi-Cal would greatly affect our family. It would push us to leave him, and our dream is that he is home always with his caregivers, with his supports, and with his older siblings. to all of these stories because they are real.”

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“Los recortes a Medi-Cal afectarían enormemente a nuestra familia. Nos empujarían a dejarlo, y nuestro sueño es que siempre esté en casa con sus cuidadores, con sus apoyos y con sus hermanos mayores. Escuchen todas estas historias porque son reales.”

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I have a part-time job and have transportation, so I can get to work on my own. I have a few personal assistants that drive me to outings. We go out into the community to do the things that I enjoy when I want to do them, not on someone else’s schedule.

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