[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                FIRST ANNUAL CRISTINA GOMEZ 5K RUN/WALK

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge south Floridians 
to run or walk this Sunday, November 1, to support the Cristina M. 
Gomez Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation--TBI Foundation--at its first 
annual Cristina Gomez 5K Run/Walk at Miami Executive Airport.
  Cristina was a senior majoring in education at my alma mater, Florida 
International University, when she suffered a traumatic brain injury 
after falling while out on a run.
  While her family is encouraged by Cristina's slow, but steady, 
recovery, she still requires 24/7 care, and her continuing treatment is 
not fully covered by insurance, concerns that they share with many 
other families.
  As a result, proceeds from Sunday's event will help ensure that other 
traumatic brain injury victims and their families in our community 
receive the emotional and the financial support they need to keep hope 
alive.
  Registration is online now at cristinagomezfoundation.org.

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