Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Reveals Battle With Breast Cancer

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I know I'm a bit late with this since I was away and hadn't been aware of this until a couple days ago. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fl, 42 years old recently revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and has subsequently had 7 surgeries including a double masectomy and the removal of her ovaries. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/961946.html She scheduled her treatments during recesses so she wouldn't miss any votes in Congress. She kept her diagnosis private until now because of her 3 children. "She said she decided to keep her cancer private, concerned mostly that her young children (then 8-year-old twins and a 4-year-old daughter) would worry, particularly with a mother who was also constantly on the go. They knew she was undergoing surgery, but she didn't tell them the cause. 'I knew from my doctors that if I went through their recommended course of treatment that I would get through it and I'd be fine, that I could come out the other side and confidently tell my children, `Mommy's fine,' '' she said." She was to introduce legislation Monday that calls for a national education campaign targeting women between 15 and 39. Wasserman-Schultz is a carrier of the breast cancer gene, which is why she opted for such radical treatment. I'd just like to say this strong young woman and mother of three young children is in my prayers and that she deserves major kudos for the way she's handled herself throughout this ordeal. She kept busy at her job all along so I never knew there was a problem. I hope that everyone here, regardless of political party or leanings, can join with me in wishing a total recovery for Rep. Wasserman-Schultz and a very long healthy life in which she can continue the work she obviously loves and, most of all, see her kids grow up and give her grandchildren to love. Annie