[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, October marks Breast 
Cancer Awareness Month, a month to especially recognize and celebrate 
breast cancer patients, survivors, and advocates. While breast cancer 
affects individuals and families throughout the year, I especially 
appreciate the awareness and advocacy efforts that occur this week, 
especially the Walk for Life and Women's Night Out.
  The Walk for Life/Race for Life at Palmetto Health, though 
rescheduled due to tragic flooding, is celebrating 25 years of raising 
funds and awareness for survivors and treatment in the Midlands. In the 
past 25 years, the Walk for Life, led by Chair Janet Snider, has gone 
from 200 participants in the first year to over 11,000 participants 
last year, raising over $800,000.
  Women's Night Out at Lexington Medical Center, led by President Mike 
Biediger, is an inspiring evening at Burkett, Burkett & Burkett CPAs 
where the hospital honors breast cancer patients, survivors, and their 
families.
  I know firsthand of the success at Lexington Medical Center where my 
son, Addison, in high school, was successfully treated for thyroid 
cancer and now himself is an orthopedic surgeon.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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