One of the most traumatic events of my life was being diagnosed with breast cancer in May of 2005. Being uninsured and throwing Katrina into the mix was pretty stressful and I am grateful that I lived to tell the tale.

This piece “says it best”:http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/07/01/stand-with-breast-cancer-survivors-of-north-carolina-ask-kay-hagan-to-support-a-public-plan/

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Senator Landrieu’s D.C. office line: (202)224-5824

New Orleans office: (504) 589-2427

Karen Gadbois

Karen Gadbois co-founded The Lens. She now covers New Orleans government issues and writes about land use. With television reporter Lee Zurik she exposed widespread misuse of city recovery funds and led...