[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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                        HON. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 8, 2009

  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, October marks Breast 
Cancer Awareness Month. Right now there are over 2.5 million breast 
cancer survivors in this nation.
  Jean Kling in Aiken, SC is one. Upon hearing of her diagnosis, Mrs. 
Kling tearfully and bravely smiled at her husband and three grown 
children. Nothing had prepared any of them for this news. But like 
every other challenge in her life, Mrs. Kling encouraged herself in her 
faith in Jesus Christ and began the process of getting well.
  She underwent a mastectomy. Lost all her hair during six months of 
chemotherapy and saw signs of re-growth during six months of radiation. 
After all her treatments, doctors said she was cancer free and she 
remains that way 10 years later.
  Mrs. Kling is one of many women who have survived the devastating 
diagnosis of breast cancer. During October, we remember our loved ones 
who have lost their lives to this disease and we thank all those in the 
medical profession, researchers and the American Cancer Society for all 
they do to make a difference.

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