[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 39 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H2985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING SUSAN AXELROD AND CURE

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to rise to 
recognize two extraordinary people, Susan Axelrod and her daughter 
Lauren, for their work on issues concerning epilepsy. One of the very 
first meetings I had in the Congress was with Susan Axelrod, who came 
to visit me because she knew that I have a daughter with epilepsy. As 
parents of kids with chronic illnesses, and many people have family 
members who have chronic illnesses, it is a life-consuming endeavor to 
try to find a cure.
  Susan founded the nonprofit organization called CURE, Citizens United 
for Research in Epilepsy, to educate the public, encourage research and 
raise funds for epilepsy. Susan's research through CURE revealed a new 
drug treatment which has stopped Lauren's seizures for the last 9 
years.
  In the decade since its inception, CURE has raised millions of 
dollars and has made great strides in the scientific community to 
develop research projects which one day may find a cure for other 
people with epilepsy like my daughter Alexis. Susan also assisted me 
with a bill to help returning service men and women who have suffered 
brain injuries and now are having seizures. I applaud her commitment to 
increasing funding for epilepsy research, and I honor her today.
  I will submit for the Congressional Record an article about Susan and 
Lauren's commitment to curing epilepsy published in Parade Magazine 
dated February 15, 2009, entitled ``I Must Save My Child.''

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