Since it’s become so trendy among some Republicans to belittle and degrade low-income families relying on food stamp benefits (that have been cut off amid the government shutdown), I would like to volunteer myself as tribute.

Belittle and vilify me all you want, but my nine-year-old son, Aedrik, deserves to eat. Not just because he’s a child, but also a sick child recovering from a bone marrow transplant.

I’ve been working since I was 15. But after my son’s devastating diagnosis with a rare disease called cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, I rely on a string of freelance editing gigs for income while overseeing his recovery, and it’s not enough to make ends meet. Especially when his health issues mean he’s been unable to put on any weight, forcing me to feed him a high-protein diet chock f

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