The EEG technician was digging into Jamie’s skull as she applied the electrodes. “That’s when we became advocates,” David explained. “That’s when we said, ‘No, goddammit! You’re not going to do that with our child.’ That was a first; I had always been a well-behaved person who followed the rules. Jamie has made me a far better lawyer. He has forced me to develop advocacy skills that have sprung from passion as opposed to intellectual arguments. We have consented to being interviewed despite being very private people because it’s part of advocacy. And Jamie’s been a pioneer in that arena, right
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