by Katherine Stone |
Here's a photo from the press conference yesterday on Capitol Hill: From left to right: Me, Sylvia Lasalandra, Senator Menendez, Dr. Gwendolyn Kaita (APA), Dr. Albert Strunk(ACOG), Carol Blocker (holding a picture of her daughter Melanie when pregnant)... by Katherine Stone |
It's 3pm. I'm sitting at Reagan National Airport. And suddenly I'm really, really hot. Like burning up. I think now that I can finally sit down it is hitting me what an important day this was. I can't believe I got to stand up at the front of that... by Katherine Stone |
OK. I realize this is last minute but I didn't have any of the details until just now. If you are anywhere near DC and want to show up to support the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act passage: Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)... by Katherine Stone |
Remember when we did this? Orwhen you decided to participate in this? And this? How about this? Because of those things, and the hard work of so many,you were able to accomplish this. WAY TO GO YOU!!!!!!!!!! by Katherine Stone |
Thanks to Kim Schworm Acosta for giving me the heads up on this interview on WBUR (NPR in Boston) with Dr. Jeanne Watson Driscoll about postpartum depression and the issue of legislating PPD screening. Listen in by following the link below and clicking on the listen...