[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 85 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING JAKE WEGNER

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share an uplifting 
story about a young man from my congressional district.
  Jake Wegner, a senior at Central College in Pella, Iowa, took his 
first at bat after beating cancer twice.
  Jake's first battle with cancer began when he was diagnosed with 
neuroblastoma before the start of his high school senior baseball 
season.
  After recovering from surgery, Jake enrolled at Central College, 
where he finished his first semester, but upon returning home for a 
checkup, he learned that the cancer had relapsed.
  Jake kept his faith strong and family close while he endured 
chemotherapy for the next 15 months, and in January of 2018, he was 
ready to begin classes again.
  In yesterday's game against Simpson College, after 3 years of being 
cancer-free, Jake took his first at bat for senior night.
  Jake, your story of following your dreams and overcoming adversity is 
an inspiration to all of us, and I couldn't be prouder to represent you 
in Congress.

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