From State Lawmakers to Celebrities all came to California's State Capitol for one thing, to urge Legislation to create programs for Breast Cancer screening's made available to underserved women.
The event took place Thursday evening Jan. 17th, 2008 with special guest Ricardo Chavira also known as Tony Parker from ABC's Desperate Housewifes that first aired in October 2004. Former CBS News’ The Early Show Anchor Rene Syler, breast cancer advocate and Sacramento native who graduated from Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, Ca. And former WNBA player Edna Campbell who spoke at the rally about her personal experiences as a breast cancer survivor.
Chavira spoke about his experiences as a teenager when his mother was struggeling with breast and ovarian cancer in the mid-80s. His mother Elizabeth Chavira died at the age of 43 when Ricardo was 15 in 1986. He is also San Antonio's honorary spokesman for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and last June served as the National Team Captain for the Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C. Syler spoke about her tough decision to undergo bi-lateral prophylactic mastectomy in early 2007, in part because interestingly her parents were both diagonsed with breast cancer.
Including other people who attended were Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Assemblywoman Patty Berg, and Assemblyman Roger Niello, all voiced support for closing the healthcare gaps that cause breast cancer to be deadlier for low-income women, minorities and the uninsured.
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