“NIH funding is our hope. Without it, families like mine lose the lifeline that helps us care for our children.”

My adult son is developmentally between 3 and 5, and he needs 24-hour care. Families like ours are shouldering enormous emotional and financial burdens. NIH funding drives our hope of improving our children’s lives. To lose NIH funding for medical research takes away our hope.

— Mary Anne Meskis, North Carolina