Annie: “I have a second chance at life”
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"I went through three surgeries, I had 80 rounds of radiation, which led to two staph infections, so I spent really all of my freshman year in the hospital, and when I came back, I was really in a fog. I pretty much slept for a year because the side-effects of radiation stay with you. That was really difficult for us, and without Obamacare I could very well not be covered in the future because of my pre-existing condition, which is really frustrating because I was a 14-year-old and I did nothing wrong...
"President Obama inspired hope in a lot of people. When we thought politicians were one way, he really proved that they weren't, and he proved that he cares."