What Cancer Can't Do:

Cancer is so limited

It cannot cripple love

It cannot shatter hope

It cannot corrode faith

It cannot eat away peace

It cannot destroy confidence

It cannot kill friendships

It cannot shut out memories

It cannot silence courage

It cannot invade the soul

It cannot reduce eternal life

It cannot quench the spirit

~Unknown Author~

"I wish none of this had happened. So do all who live to see such times, but it is not for us to decide. All that is for you to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you."

~JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings~

I found this while online and thought it was inspiring and meaningful. I hope it gives Debbie even more strength and courage. We all love her dearly and are standing behind her every step of the way. All my love to you my dear sweet sister. Love, Shari

AUSTIN, Texas – May 8, 2008 – Today, national cancer advocate Lance Armstrong, founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), testified on Capitol Hill at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century. Led by Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Chairman of the HELP Committee, the hearing focused on the nation's approach to the war on cancer and the need to inject new resources and strategies to fighting the leading killer of Americans under the age of 85.

A two-term member of the President's Cancer Panel, Armstrong urged Congress to make cancer a national priority by increasing research funding and making health care more accessible and affordable for all Americans.

Armstrong was joined on the witness panel by:

Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D., President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Steve Case, Co-Founder of America Online and Chairman of the Case Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Edwards, J.D., Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.
Hala Moddelmog, M.A., CEO, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Dallas, TX
Greg Simon, J.D., President, Faster Cures, Washington, D.C.

The hearing, held in 216 Hart Senate Office Building, was attended by cancer survivors, advocates and elected officials, including Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) who is working with Senator Kennedy on this bipartisan legislation.

To read Armstrong's written testimony, visit www.livestrongblog.org