[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              NATIONAL PEDIATRIC BONE CANCER AWARENESS DAY

  (Mr. FARENTHOLD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise because September is 
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Every year countless children are 
diagnosed with different cancers, altering their lives forever.
  Fourteen-year-old Kaitlyn Jankovsky of Corpus Christi was diagnosed 
last year with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Although her cancer and 
treatment have been a challenge, Kaitlyn has shown great tenacity in 
her fight against cancer.
  Our country should take inspiration from children like Kaitlyn and 
thousands of others living with cancer every day. It is why I have 
introduced H. Res. 102 to designate a day in September as National 
Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day.
  Today we wish Kaitlyn and all the other children living with 
pediatric cancer well. Treatment and survival rates for pediatric bone 
cancer have remained virtually unchanged for a quarter of a century. 
For Kaitlyn and other children, let's start changing that.

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