[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1193-E1194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR MS. LATANIA DODD

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
resilient individual and breast cancer survivor, Ms. Latania Dodd.
  Ms. Latania Dodd, CEO of Dodd Consulting Co. in Itta Bena, MS, is a 
certified Community Health Worker with Cross Roads Clinic under the 
governance of Delta Regional Health Center in Greenville, MS. Her 
ongoing aspiration is evidenced in her passionate outreach work in 
supporting the health needs of people throughout the Delta communities.
  Ms. Dodd's career path of Community Health Worker aligns with her 
work experience in years past, as Director of Community Engagement with 
the University Medical Center/Patient Center Outreach Research 
Institute, SPOIV Regional Diabetes Coordinator with the Mississippi 
State Dept. of Health Office of Prevention, and worked as a volunteer 
with The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation of Ruleville, MS under the 
leadership of CEO Freddie White.
  She has studied at Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State 
University, Mississippi State University, South Eastern Career and 
Vocational School, and Lamar Medical Institute. Ms. Dodd has several 
certifications, including Clinical Medical Assistant, Direct Care 
Nurse, Phlebotomist, Certified Lifestyle Coach, Community Health 
Worker, and Community Health Advisor and Trainer.
  She is the mother of Dezmond A. Dodd, her teenage son, the daughter 
of the late Willie C. Dodd, her loving and supportive father, and her 
mother, Bertha L. Dodd. In 2020, with the onset of COVID-19, Ms. Dodd 
was faced with two of the most devastating challenges in her life--a 
diagnosis of Stage IIb In Situ Carcinoma Breast Cancer and the loss of 
her father at the same time. It was the toughest battle she has ever 
encountered, but her faith in

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God and her fighting spirit sustained her through the double mastectomy 
with reconstruction and chemotherapy treatments.
  Ms. Dodd is a cancer survivor, as of February 4, 2021. Her desire is 
to help support other young women in their battle with breast cancer by 
sharing her story and her belief: ``You Can Do This; We Can Do This 
Together!''
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. 
Latania Dodd for her resilience and willpower despite obstacles such as 
breast cancer.

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