[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2420-2421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       SUPPORTING THE LIVE LIKE BELLA CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION

  (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 our south Florida 
community to attend the Live Like Bella Superhero 5K Run/Walk this 
Saturday, March 5, at 8 a.m. at Zoo Miami, as you can see here.
  Bella Rodriguez-Torres was the oldest daughter of Shannah and 
Raymond, the founders of the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer 
Foundation.
  Bella was diagnosed with an aggressive type of cancer when she was 
only 4 years old. Doctors and medical experts only gave her a few 
months to live, but Bella miraculously lived and courageously fought 
cancer six times

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until her death in 2013. During that time, Bella never feared. Instead, 
Bella encouraged everyone around her to enjoy life and appreciate each 
moment.
  By creating this wonderful organization, Bella's parents and all of 
their supporters fight pediatric cancer while offering much-needed 
support for families. I encourage everyone in our community to attend 
this organization's run on Saturday and help end the number one disease 
killer of children today.
  Let's all support the Live Like Bella Foundation.

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