[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 122 (Monday, July 27, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING PATRICIA JOHNSON

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2026

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and pay 
tribute to Patricia Johnson, a breast cancer survivor, and co-founder 
of the Tenaciously Pink Cancer Support Group at Trinity Church, in 
Miami Gardens, Florida.
  Ms. Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. After many 
years of activism and an advocacy for breast cancer awareness, Ms. 
Johnson helped found the Tenaciously Pink Cancer Support Group in May 
of 2012. The support group meets every fourth Sunday. Its mission is to 
provide spiritual one-on-one support to people undergoing treatment for 
cancer and comfort the patients, care givers, and their families. 
Tenaciously Pink also hopes to enable cancer patients/survivors and 
supporters to look beyond the diagnoses, cope with treatments, and 
resume living life to its fullest.
  Experts estimate that about one out of every eight women born today 
will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during her life. The 
strongest risk factor for breast cancer is age. A woman's risk of 
developing this disease increases as she gets older. However, thanks to 
the work Ms. Johnson is doing and improvements in cancer treatment and 
early detection, millions of women and thousands of men are surviving 
breast cancer today.
  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United 
States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of 
cancer death in women, after lung cancer. The disease occurs almost 
entirely in women, but men can get it, too, Today, there are more than 
2.9 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
  I am honored to recognize Patricia Johnson, a breast cancer survivor 
and co-founder of the Tenaciously Pink Support Groups, for her 
dedication and commitment to our community and the fight against breast 
cancer.

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