HARD WORKER. Gov. Christine Gregoire was the first governor in the country to take part in “Walk A Day In My Shoes,” shadowing home care worker Rosa Vadillo to learn all about caring for the homebound, including everything from preparing meals to emptying bedside toilets.

Governor spends time in the shoes of homecare worker

By Matt Nagle

While many working people spent Monday morning going back to the old 9-to-5 grind, Governor Christine Gregoire did something completely different with her day: she shadowed Tacoma homecare worker Rosa Vadillo to discover first-hand what it is like to provide in-home care for someone who is unable to fully take care of themselves.

“Walk A Day In My Shoes,” held in Tacoma this year on June 30, is a national program that has attracted the participation of numerous political leaders like Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama, but Gregoire is the first sitting governor or gubernatorial candidate ever in the country to have volunteered to take on the challenge. A program of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the day was established to ensure that candidates for political office experience what it is like for working people to raise a family in America.

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