Barack Obama

ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4, White House stationery card letterhead, no date but circa 2009. Letter to "Lisa," in full: "Thanks for the letter. I understand your struggles and frustration, and I will do everything I can to help families like yours." In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope and a letter of provenance from the original recipient, which reads, in part: "Back in 2009, I found myself frustrated with our current political climate, social climate as well as the state of our healthcare system. For the first time in my life I decided to write a sitting President and express my concerns that poor families face everyday. I was back in college in Kansas City, Missouri and was enduring my 3rd diagnosis of cancer…I was taking out loans to pay for college, loans to help cover my chemotherapy treatments, insurance copays and deductibles. In years past I had lost my health insurance because there were no laws in place to protect me from lifetime benefit caps on health insurance. I was terrified it was going to happen to me once again…To make matters worse, I was taking out astronomical amounts of college loans….It seemed like a vicious circle of never ending debt. I wanted a better life for my family and my education was my way out…In the end, I beat my cancer and finished college in 2012. The greatest thing I believe my letter accomplished was contributing to the healthcare reform act. My Mom, who passed away from cancer 9/1/2018 was able to fight with all her might because of those laws President Obama created…I was deeply frustrated when I wrote this letter and President Obama clearly understood this frustration. I was very surprised when I received this note from our President. It was the 1st time I felt like my voice had actually been heard and that it mattered."

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