Advocates with Moffitt rally for help
Dozens of advocates with Moffitt Most cancers Middle are assembly with Florida lawmakers in Tallahassee on Wednesday as a part of their push for continued most cancers analysis funding on the state degree. FOX 13’s Regina Gonzalez stories.
TAMPA, Fla. – Dozens of advocates with Moffitt Most cancers Middle boarded a bus early Wednesday, taking a street journey to Tallahassee to rally for continued help from Florida lawmakers.
The journey has grow to be an annual occasion for docs, researchers, sufferers, survivors and others who share their private tales about how funding for most cancers analysis helps result in higher affected person care and outcomes.
Dozens of advocates with ties to Moffitt Most cancers Middle are assembly with Florida lawmakers in Tallahassee.
What they’re saying:
Most cancers survivors taking the journey this yr embody Kari Ann Gomez, aka “Captain Flamingo,” who advised FOX 13 she obtained her breast most cancers prognosis two years in the past and is now cancer-free.
“I had a motto: giggle greater than I cry,” stated Gomez, who now volunteers at Moffitt. “So, we might actually be sporting flamingo head boppers, flamingo shirts, I cover little flamingos throughout. And it is a dialog piece… it is simply been a part of my journey.”
Pictured: Kari Ann Gomez, aka “Captain Flamingo.”
Concurrently the bus experience, a bunch of cyclists is ending the final 24 miles of a 325-mile, four-day journey to Tallahassee for most cancers advocacy.
Dig deeper:
Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Girl Casey DeSantis, the latter of whom is a most cancers survivor, have publicly supported elevated funding for most cancers analysis and affected person care on the state degree.
Late final month, the governor detailed his newest finances proposals at a information convention, asking the legislature to proceed funding the Florida Most cancers Innovation Fund, set up the Florida Most cancers Analysis Community and supply $30 million for the Most cancers Join Collaborative Incubator, which might deal with pediatric most cancers analysis.
What’s subsequent:
In the course of the annual legislative session, which started final week, Florida lawmakers will weigh most cancers funding as a part of the state finances for the subsequent fiscal yr.
The Supply: Data for this story was gathered by FOX 13’s Regina Gonzalez.
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