[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E613-E614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING TEXAS-24 HOMETOWN HERO MICHELLE LOUIS

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 11, 2024

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor our Texas-24 Hometown 
Hero, Mirchelle Louis. Mirchelle Louis has spent the past 18 years 
smoothing the cancer journey for everyone who's walked through the 
doors of Cancer Support Community North Texas. As a clinical social 
worker, she joined the organization in 2006 providing comprehensive 
support to cancer patients free of charge. During her time working at 
the organization, she briefly served as Executive Director of Susan G. 
Komen for the Cure North Texas.
  With 3 clubhouses located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Collin counties, 
Cancer Support

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Community North Texas offers patients a sense of hope through support 
groups, counseling services, resources, and activities free of charge. 
In 2016, Mirchelle took on the role of CEO for the organization 
providing thoughtful, structured psychological and emotional support 
for patients. Five years later, she became a grateful client of the 
organization she's spearheaded for almost two decades after receiving a 
breast cancer diagnosis. Even while undergoing four rounds of one type 
of chemotherapy, 15 weekly treatments of another, and daily radiation 
for over six weeks, Mirchelle chose to focus on the positives and used 
what she was dealing with on a personal level to better connect with 
clients.
  I'd like to thank Mirchelle for the incredible work she's done to 
support and inspire North Texas cancer patients--even through her own 
cancer journey.

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