[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 134 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11425]
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                  Gratitude For Expressions of Concern

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor to express my 
gratitude for the response I have gotten over the last month from my 
friends and neighbors in the Senate.
  As many of you know, about on election day I was diagnosed with 
leukemia, and I have spent the last month in the hospital. I got out 
last Saturday, and I am now back on the job, and I am very delighted to 
do that. Certainly Susan and I wish to express our real thank-you for 
all the comments and contacts, expressions of hope, and prayers we have 
gotten from the Members in the Senate. It is very meaningful. It is the 
first time I have been through a thing of this kind, and I can tell you 
that it means a great deal. We also got literally hundreds of comments 
from our voters in Wyoming. So we are so pleased, so grateful for that 
kind of response.
  The process has gone well. As I said, I was in there for a month. I 
have gone through the chemo, I have gone through the other activities 
and may have to go back for some additional treatments, but the fact is 
I am out, my blood cell count is up, and I am very positive.
  I want to urge people to be very careful about their own health, and 
when there are signs of problems, to be sure they take care of them 
because Bethesda was a wonderful place for me to be.
  Again, my real purpose here is just to express my gratitude for all 
the kind feelings I have had from the staff and from the Members of the 
Senate, and I appreciate it very much. It has been very helpful, and I 
am grateful.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.