Dr. Amy Blackstone Testifies in Favor of Maine's LD1688, An Act to Encourage Continuing Education Relating to Certain Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions for Physicians and Nurses

My voice shook, my knees were quaking, and I nearly lost it partway in after the 1 hour delayed start, the 3 hour wait for our bill to be heard, and all of it happening under florescent lighting with intermittent bells and alarms going off but I made it through, I stayed true to my story and my values, and I stood before a panel that included one person who walked out partway through and another who scrolled through their phone throughout and I said what needed to be said. I can only hope that at least one person who needed to hear it was listening. Whatever the case, I won't stop speaking.