Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | When I testified before the Florida House in favor of a Gardasil vaccination Bill that would have allowed free shots to those that couldn't afford them; was to be covered by all insurance carriers in Florida and was to be given to all girls entering the 6th grade UNLESS THEIR PARENTS SAID NO WITHOUT HAVING TO STATE A REASON (Opt Out feature added the night before the vote), I was appalled to call myself a Republican as the vote went 100% along party lines with every Democrat voting in favor of it and every Republican voting with the Republican Speaker voting against it. The bill was defeated because the Republicans held the majority. The same conservation comments were advanced by the Speaker even though other STD bills had passed years before mandating, without an Opt Out feature, shots for Hep before attendance to Fl public schools is allowed. BTW not one person spoke in objection to the Bill and 12 of us spoke in favor of it including the American Cancer Society; a past President of the Florida GYN Society and the Chairman of the Florida Dept of Health. Give me a break.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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