The bullet in his head went entirely unnoticed in the chaos of trying to stabilize his much more severe hemorrhages. We — as children with disabilities — have much to offer to society that cannot be foreseen when we are young. As the U.S. population rapidly ages and develops increasingly complex health care needs, we must ensure we have a robust workforce equipped to provide high-quality care in every community. Maintaining funding and staffing for HRSA is essential to sustain a robust health care workforce and ensure patients’ access to care nationwide. Often, rural PACE programs like ours encounter participants struggling to get through the winter without heat, living in homes with leaky roofs, or lacking safe wheelchair access.