My name is Barbara Eliopoulos.  I have chronic aphasia and hemiplegia due to a stroke 16 years ago.  I can’t march, although I would love to.  I am scared about the future.  I want to be heard with other people who support LGBT freedoms.  I want women to have the right to choose birth control…

My name is Jacqueline Tomlinson. Call me Jackie. I am 64 years old and live in Newport, Rhode Island. I am recovering from the removal of a cancerous lung tumor 2 weeks ago.  I long to join my friends marching in Washington DC tomorrow, but am still too ill to participate. I was diagnosed with…

I am joining the disability march because I am a disabled teen. I was born with hemiplegia and Epilepsy, both pre-existing conditions. I require many regular doctors visits and costly medical treatment. When the ACA went into affect I was able to receive these treatments without worrying about high payments. The Affordable Care Act really…

My name is Cathy and I am joining the Disability March because, while my heart and soul are in the streets with my brothers and sisters, my brain and body suffer from several anxiety that makes crowds of people unbearable for me. But I am on standby all weekend to deliver food, give rides, and…

I am joining the March because I wish I could be in DC and be part of the loud collective voice saying this is not ok!  We will not stand for this!  Our country and all the people who live here, and all Americans globally deserve better.  We deserve more!  We deserve a president who…

My name is Pat Callahan. I have had 2 major strokes, am hard of hearing, have failing eyesight, and have other problems which prevent me from walking very far. I was very pleased to hear about this option for protest. Trump’s egotistic deprivations, and the Republican attacks on health care and civil rights, has to…

I’m considered able-bodied, but lack the stamina, and ability to walk and stand for long periods of time that are required for a march and rally, and for overnight travel I require a CPAP (for sleep apnea). While I may attend part of the march in nearby Seneca Falls, or in Ithaca, New York, I…

My name is Angela Pasquariello. I am pictured seated here with my husband Frank on our 45th Anniversary this past August. I have Hashimoto’s Disease, Fibromyalgia and mobility issues which make it impossible for me to attend the Women’s March on January 21, something I would have done in my years, before my health issues…

I am joining this march because the current attitude towards women’s’ bodies and rights is not ok. It is not ok to grope or molest someone, regardless of gender. It’s not ok to treat someone differently because of the color of their skin, their gender, their religion, their orientation, or their life choices. It is…