von Dassows for Anna Lisa Lindstrum

Dear Editor,

We would like to express our enthusiastic support for Anna Lisa Lindstrum for Position 2 on the San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Board of Commissioners. Six members of our family live on San Juan Island; we span three generations, from senior citizen to college student. As people who are involved in and care deeply about our community, we are acutely aware of the need for comprehensive and affordable health care on the island. Unlike other candidates, Anna Lisa unequivocally prioritizes this need, as evidenced by her public statements and remarks at meetings with voters. She stresses that Planned Parenthood offers critical services to both men and women and that a convalescence facility serves anyone who needs long-term care or rehabilitation, no matter their age. She knows that any of us may require end-of-life care at any age, and all of us are affected by the end-of-life care given to our loved ones.

Most importantly, Anna Lisa will bring a fresh perspective to the board that other candidates cannot; in addition to being a local businesswoman who is deeply rooted in the island community, she represents a younger generation of islanders. Furthermore, as a woman, Anna Lisa understands certain critical points on a personal level: that “women’s health” is simply health; that a woman’s reproductive parts are not separable from the rest of her body; and that a woman who needs medical treatment of any kind deserves to be treated as a whole person.

Anna Lisa Lindstrum has the passion, knowledge, and experience to improve health care for everyone in the island community. She deserves a full vote, not a write-in, for a position on the board.

Yasmin von Dassow
Michelangelo von Dassow
Sasha von Dassow
Bethery von Dassow
Ellery von Dassow
Eleanor Hartmann