A Medical Device

My name is Sam. I use a medical device to breathe for me while I sleep. Without this device I will die.

While not overly complicated in design this device does require power to use. For emergencies I have a battery that can handle the requirements of the machine but only for a couple of days. I would buy a better one but I can't really afford it.

I was given roughly a days notice by text regarding the outage. Which is long enough to charge the battery, but not necessarily long enough to prepare other things in our home such as ready to eat non-perishables and other emergency supplies. I'm also having to shop along with every other person in the area who is doing the same thing.

My wife also works from home, and without access to power, she can't do her job. This also puts our lives at risk.

I'm tired of having to throw out $100's of dollars worth of food. I'm tired of being afraid of wildfires. I'm tired of fearing that XCEL energy is going to kill me in my sleep while I suffocate from my device not having electricity.

Bury the power lines before XCEL buries me.