From Bronze to Gold 1 with no real skill or flash! just luck?
I just mained Soraka with Heal/Exhast and used the same build every game (boots vary) My average dmg to champs per game is 3,000. lol so shows how little I bring to the table for dmg.
But that's why I main Soraka, I find she makes a huge impact on game without having much skill. I just stand back and heal that's all I do and let every one else do the work/dmg but I at least keep them alive as long as they not nuked.
In lane I do not even poke at all (way too much mana for how many times I have to cast starcall just to get 1 hit hah), Adc does all the poking I just keep his hp full. I try to lane a couple star calls to heal my self and use E if they engage to slow them down. I still try other rolls when some one else picks support, but I so awful at them that my main focus is just to try not feed.
Soraka HP issue can be solved buy spamming Flask/HP pots. People use Regen runes for her, but 5 gold runes + potions is better, as 5 gold rune = 1 free potion every 65 seconds. Nor do I bother getting gold items for her. (all though the new coin buff when released might be worth getting for her maybe)
I find heal be more useful then flash, gives u more burst heal for allies and that extra hp u get from it gives u enough hp for 2 more heals on top of that.
So yah don't feel bad for being silver or bronze because you still better then players like me in gold ;)