Egads! I checked out the prices for the DC trip and it is waaaaaay out of my budget. The hotel is $ 269 per night, holy crap! Plus air travel and the cost of the registration fees..... I know this may sound selfish and shallow, but I haven't been on a vacation since 2004 and if I were to have thousands of dollars to spend on a trip, it would be to the tropics!
I guess I will have to do my advocacy on a local level.
Nikki, $269 per night for a hotel is RIDICULOUS! I don't care if it is in Washington DC! I'll join you in the tropics! (We could probably stay for free with Coco!)
If you are serious about coming to DC I can help you find a hotel. You don't need to stay in DC, you can stay in the suburbs and take metro to downtown DC. I would offer to host you but L does poorly with overnight guests.
That's a sweet offer Paul, thank you. It is full this year though. I am not sure what next year will bring, but if I do decide to go I will take you up on that offer :)
Oh, Coco, you have inspired me. I think I will start with some local Alzheimer's meetings and work my way up from there. Now that Lloyd is gone, I have time for this kind of thing. I even have a little experience with controversial issues as I used to work with Agent Orange/ Vietnam Vets extensively a bezillion years ago. I just gotta wait for the broken ankle to heal a little first.