Dear Santa:

For the last 50 years in either thought or the actual writing of a Christmas letter I have conveyed to you Santa every year my wish list. 

This year it seems Santa, things have changed in the United States. It seems Santa that there are more Americans that are losing their homes and jobs than ever I can remember.

For the first time in a very long time I have noticed a "bump" in American confidence of the ingenuity that once made the United States what it is today.

I am not sure what you can do Santa to help other parents to find their "mojo" again and again find success, but it sure would be great if you could deliver some of that "mojo" under the Christmas tree this year.

I watch the evening news every night and see very sad news stories about family’s young and old losing their homes, jobs and their insurance.

I hear people on radio and TV argue that people don't deserve health protection because I guess they feel somewhere along the line they have done something foolish or stupid that would cause them not to be successful, get laid off or maybe get a good job that provides insurance.

I am sure there are some that have, but the successful people that I see losing jobs, houses and their dreams have little to do with doing something wrong or stupid.

This year Santa I need a special present. I am sure you know that I suffered a major heart attack in 2008. Since then I have been trying to understand why I was given a second chance at life.

I can't help but think that in fact I have found that reason. I have found that I have been given a vision to do what I can to eliminate Congenital Cardiovascular Heart Defects.

I have sent a letter to President Obama and all the United States Senators, but as of yet have not received a response.

I could really use your assistance Santa getting the attention of those leaders that can make my vision a reality.

As a heart attack survivor I cannot imagine the trauma and sadness that takes place when a teenager suddenly dies. Currently, approximately 4,000 families are rocked by that horrible experience every year.

What would happen Santa if Barack Obama, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mother Theresa, Henry Ford, Abraham Lincoln had died as a teenager?

Santa I am creating a program where every high school student will be given an EKG test to identify their propensity for congenital cardiovascular heart defects.

Santa I need your help getting the attention of President Obama.

This program is something that needs to be adopted and enacted to save 4,000 lives. I have really tried to be good this year. I have made a few mistakes, but I always try to do the right thing.

Santa I really only want one present this year and that would be a phone call from President Obama and a meeting to discuss my vision.

Sincerely

Patrick J. Fox