[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING CINTHIA REYES

  (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a very special 
young lady, Cinthia Reyes. I had the opportunity of meeting Cinthia, 
who recently enrolled in Long Beach City College, at a cancer walk-a-
thon in my district. Her compelling story began when she was only in 
sixth grade, and she was diagnosed with a tumor, ovarian cancer, 
something much older women usually, unfortunately, have to face.
  She had to miss school for 1 month, but she bravely faced that 
battle. Yet, now again, in her junior year high school, while most 11th 
graders are thinking about their local prom, in November of 2006 she 
was faced with another tumor in her appendix.
  But I have a good story to tell about Cinthia. Despite two major 
surgeries, she has had a bright, positive outlook on life. She has 
inspired many children and befriended those at Long Beach Memorial and 
Children's Hospital, and she plans on being a nurse. How blessed would 
this country be.
  Please join me as we fight the battle of having adequate health care 
for all Americans. In the United States, ovarian cancer is the eighth 
most common cancer among women, but it's usually diagnosed at about the 
age of 63.

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