A former math and science teacher, Pam also currently volunteers her time as a mentor for high school students in the under-served community of Richmond in the San Francisco bay area. Pam is honored to be a member of the Hydrocephalus Association Board and is passionate about working to ensure that every patient and family has access to the information, treatment, and support they need to live meaningful and productive lives while living with the challenges of hydrocephalus.
Global Healthcare Experts. Upcoming Conferences Previous Conferences. The actual remarks may differ. In , my husband Grant and I moved from California to Massachusetts, with our newborn son. Being a church-going family, we looked for the nearest chapel and soon found ourselves in a congregation led by a clearly bright and capable man, named Mitt Romney. Mitt wasn't fazed.
In fact, as we spoke, without a word, he joined me and started helpfully plucking clothes from around the room and folding them. They became role-models and friends, and we were honored when Mitt and Ann regularly trusted us to stay with their five rambunctious - but very loving - sons when they traveled.
It was when our daughter Kate was born three and a half months early that I fully came to appreciate what a great treasure of friendship we had in Mitt and Ann.
Her lungs not yet ready to breathe, her heart unstable, and after suffering a severe brain hemorrhage at three days old, she was teetering on the very edge of life. As I sat with her in intensive care, consumed with a mother's worry and fear, dear Mitt came to visit and pray with me. I will never forget that when he looked down tenderly at my daughter, his eyes filled with tears, and he reached out gently and stroked her tiny back.
I could tell immediately that he didn't just see a tangle of plastic and tubes; he saw our beautiful little girl, and he was clearly overcome with compassion for her. During the many months Kate was hospitalized, the Romneys often cared for our two-year old son, Peter. Team Hydro also sponsors other Swim for Hydrocephalus Events with school-age swim teams across the U.
When not attempting to outswim sharks in the San Francisco Bay, Pam seeks to be a devoted vocal advocate for all hydrocephalus patients and has spoken to school, church, medical, and community groups on issues relating to the condition. In , she was invited to speak at the Republican National Convention, sharing her story with millions of households across the nation.
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