WASHINGTON -- When Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz steps to the lectern at the Capitol on Monday to push for greater awareness of breast cancer risks in younger women, she'll be speaking from experience.
The Broward County Democrat and mother of three told The Miami Herald
on Saturday that she successfully battled breast cancer for the past
year and is going public with her story in the hope of alerting young
women to its prevalence. She'll introduce legislation Monday that calls
for a national education campaign targeting women between 15 and 39.
'I wanted to be able to not just stand up and say, `I'm a breast cancer survivor.' . . . I wanted to find a gap and try to fill it,'' said Wasserman Schultz, 42. (story here)
Bravo, or Brava, Debbie.
Posted by: Larry | October 01, 2010 at 12:38 AM