William Tauzin: “I take this moment for very personal reasons. At this moment my mother, Enola, is recovering in a hospital in New…”

“I take this moment for very personal reasons. At this moment my mother, Enola, is recovering in a hospital in New Orleans, Ochsner Clinic, from her third very important cancer surgery. In 1960 she was operated on for breast cancer, and survived that awful plague. In 1980 she was operated on for lung cancer, and survived that awful condition. Today the doctors reported to me just a few minutes ago that Mom has come through successful uterine cancer surgery with at least a 90 percent chance of recovery. Mom, to you and to all the cancer survivors across America, what an inspiration you are to your family and to this country in the fights you wage against this awful disease. To all who struggle in the fields of research, and who raise the monies and spend those critically short dollars to find a cure for this awful disease, I ask them to keep up their great work. They have given me my mother all these years, and I deeply appreciate them. Mom, God bless you, and a speedy recovery, dear.”