We had a foster brother, Joseph. And so anyways, my mom's work passion led her to be a lobbyist for this organization, unpaid. And she lobbied the state of Wisconsin and The reimbursement rates for foster parents at that time were abysmal. And you couldn't raise your own kid, you know, much less somebody else's kid, with perhaps need for orthopedic shoes and different, different things. So my mom did that, passed legislation under Governor Tony. (06:24–06:30)
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