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You do. heather, i know you've talked about how medicaid has been a lifeline for you, your family. how expensive would savannah's care be without medicaid? >> i'm going to say we would probably be looking at over $10,000 a month easy. the respiratory medical side of it alone is really expensive and then having nurses, available at the house 24 hours a day, seven days a week, there's just no way that you can afford that, even with a good income, it just, you can't. >> would insurance, other insurance cover that same stuff? that same care? >> in the beginning i was still employed, actually. work...

I know that the way it's been for savannah, it's been a life-safer. >> do you have any messages for your members of congress? >> they really need to look at our children and see what impacts they're making to the children. and not always the bottom line of everything. heather barrish and savannah, we thank you for coming on, we appreciate it and we wish you the very best. are you such an inspiration. always keep the positive attitude. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> we're back in a moment.

So those things would have still been paid out of pocket even with my commercial insurance. >> wow, savannah you have managed to keep your spirits so high, i understand your design your own stylish hospital gowns, how cool is that? we've seen you're still dancing. savannah what is your advice to other young boys and girls out there who might be facing similar health challenges? >> well you have the choice to be positive or negative. and you should choose positive because there's still a lot of chance of doing the things you love. >> that's the best attitude to have. that is so inspirational. h...