."I can handle that department"
Posted on 11/03/2005 2:22:10 PM PST by Millee
Adding breast cancer to the list of health causes he champions, former President Bill Clinton is establishing a fund in honor of his mother, who died of the disease in 1994.
"She had a very upbeat attitude and never thought of herself as dying from the disease but living with it," Clinton said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press.
"She was totally at ease with her own mortality and yet ferocious in fighting against the disease."The Virginia Clinton Kelley Fund will be part of the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Clinton and leaders of the advocacy group were announcing it Thursday in New York City. The new effort will educate and train breast cancer survivors to influence research and expand access to care, Clinton said.
"Basically, we're going to train people to do what she did by second nature. We're doing better with breast cancer but we've still got a long way to go."
The former president said his own health problems quadruple heart bypass surgery last year and a procedure in March to remove scar tissue and fluid around a lung made him want to work even harder on health issues.
"The fact that I survived made me feel an even deeper sense of obligation to spend whatever time I've got left on earth doing what I can for other people to make sure they have a chance to live a full and rich life," Clinton said.
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Groping for a cause is he?
Nope. just groping.
Why is he setting up yet another breast cancer fund to compete with the other breast cancer funds?
Displaying his political skills by staying abreast of issues important to women.
Nope.... I'm not going to do it.....
This is too easy. The comments write themselves...
."I can handle that department"
i guess "bubba" wants to feel their pain.....whats wrong with doing something for prostate cancer?
Well, I am sorry to hear that. Several women in my family have had breast cancer.
Lot so f Groping in the plans
It takes a boob to know one.
Why do I get a picture of the character Bill Murray played in the movie "Kingpin"?
Why can't he just go away, far, far away. Oh, and take Jimmy Carter with him?
"The fact that I survived made me feel an even deeper sense of obligation to spend whatever time I've got left on earth doing what I can for other people to make sure they have a chance to live a full and rich life ," Clinton said.
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A little late for all those who suffered sudden and sometimes mysterious demises while serving in his administrations.
by a full and rich life,, does he mean a "Full" pardon and Marc "Rich" life or was that just a slip of the tongue?
Just another way to separate the punters from their money. Hey, whatever works.
Bill Clinton is a cancer on society.
'New President Feels Nations Pain, Breasts' ping.
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