Last night DeWayne and I accepted an invitation to join Senator Hillary Clinton in Atlanta as she made a stop over there for a political event.  She graciously gave me the opportunity to share my passion about cervical cancer and the importance of addressing this issue at a national level.  We have a wonderful opportunity to attack this deadly disease in an incredible way through the HPV vaccine, education and early detection.  Senator Clinton shared with me her passion for all women’s health issues to be brought to the forefront - including the HPV vaccine.

She and her staff really reached out to us. There were thousands of people attending a dinner that she was speaking at.  She met with us and a small group of her friends just prior to speaking to this large group.

Regardless of where you are politically in the presidential campaign - I hope you at least recognize how special this opportunity was for me.  More importantly I hope you are as thrilled as me that the leaders of our country are reaching out to advocates such as us - for all issues affecting women.  It is a remarkable time in history when we could possibly elect a woman or an African American as our President.

I also had an opportunity to visit with several legendary civil rights leaders last night.  Congressman Charles Rangel who authored one of my favorite books “And I haven’t had a bad day since.”  and Congressman John Lewis who is one of the most dynamic speakers you will ever hear.  He lived history working as a close friend and lieutenant of Dr. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement.  We also visited with Ambassador Andy Young, former Mayor of Atlanta, Congressman and leader of the civil rights movement.

We spent time with so many others who were all very receptive and supportive to our fight against cancer.