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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Blessed To Be A Mom In America

What does Independence Day mean to you? Take a few minutes to think about it this holiday weekend.
I was born in this country, but spent seven years living in a foreign country. While that was a great experience, I think it heightened the value I put on being an American. I got to see America through the eyes of people born in a country with a separate and distinct identity to the one I had been born into. And while the reviews on the U.S. weren't always positive from some people, I felt then, and still feel, great pride in being from the land of the free and home of the brave.
I had a patriotic conversation with my friend Laura Villa the other day who, like me, is a working mom. She talked about those who have fought to secure and preserve the freedoms many of us take for granted. We continued the conversation in an e-mail. She wrote:
"We have a lot to be thankful for in America. When things aren't so perfect here, we can be thankful that we have a democratic process to allow us to be heard, make changes and challenge the decisions with which we may disagree... I also think about all these moms all over the world that I know love their kids just as much as I love mine. However, I get to know mine are safe, well fed, educated and healthy. I therefore feel incredibly blessed to be a mom in America."
I agree with those words. While our country isn't perfect, I can truly say I too feel blessed to be an American.

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Name: Kay Quinn

Location: St. Louis, MO

ABOUT ME

Health and medical issues make up one of the most exciting beats in the newsroom. Few other areas of news touch each and every one of us so closely and so often.

Whether you're a senior worried about paying for prescription drugs, a parent concerned about the health of a child or waging your own fight against cancer or heart disease, you can usually find health news that applies to you in my daily reports.

I always tell St. Louisans they are so fortunate when it comes to health care. Our city is home to two research hospitals.

Doctors and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis University School of Medicine are involved in some of the most critical research underway in medicine today.

Work is bring done right at this moment, right in our area, that could lead to a vaccine for bird flu or better ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease.

I enjoy staying on top of those stories, as well as bringing you health and medical news you can use.

Along with the latest medical breakthroughs, you'll frequently find information on low-cost exercise programs right around the corner from where you live, or details on where to get this year's flu shot.

Many viewers want to know whether I have a medical background. I don't, but my mother was a nurse and I know her health background made a big impression on me as a child.

It's the lifelong curiosity and interest I have in health issues that serves me well in my work as health reporter.

Staying on top of what you need to know to stay fit and healthy is a job I love.