[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MINNESOTA

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, as part of Children's Cancer Awareness 
Month, I rise to call attention to the innovative work of Children's 
Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
  Each year in the United States, there are approximately 12,400 
children who will develop cancer before their 20th birthday. Children's 
Hospital is helping to combat cancer by embracing a simple motto: 
``better journey, better outcomes.'' They believe that the more you can 
help a child by simply being a kid during treatment, the more likely 
the cancer will be defeated.
  Children's Integrative Medicine Program treats children dealing with 
all types of illnesses and injuries, bringing together the best 
therapies to help kids and their families. Most importantly, Children's 
gets results. Their treatment results are consistently among the best 
in the Nation.
  Finding out a child has cancer is a terrifying moment for any family. 
I am proud to recognize that an institution that is working so hard to 
bring new approaches and a unique philosophy to families facing this 
terrible disease is successful in helping children get back to living 
their lives cancer-free.

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