Former Congressmember Jackie Speier helps dedicate the brand new Library and Parks and Recreation Middle, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in South San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
Jackie Speier — the previous U.S. Congresswoman who represented California’s 14th district from 2008 to 2013 — has breast most cancers.
The San Francisco native, who in March was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, made the information public through social media.
“I’ve private information that I need to share with you as a result of we will all be taught from it. I simply grew to become one of many 300,000 ladies per yr who’re identified with breast most cancers,” she posted on X (previously generally known as Twitter) on July 4. “The excellent news is that it was found early and I had a profitable lumpectomy on Tuesday.”
She shared her expertise in hopes of motivating different ladies to get checked for indicators of breast most cancers.
“Here’s what occurred: I had a mammogram in June of 2023 and was scheduled for one in June this yr. I virtually didn’t go due to summer season actions. Thank goodness I didn’t cancel,” she continued within the replies she made to her personal authentic put up. “I acquired wonderful care from UCSF, surgeon Dr. Laura Esserman, radiologists Dr. Kimberly Ray and Dr. Alissa Worth. The lesson right here is, please be diligent about your personal screenings and don’t skip them.”
I’ve private information that I need to share with you as a result of we will all be taught from it. I simply grew to become one of many 300,000 ladies per yr who’re identified with breast most cancers.
The excellent news is that it was found early and I had a profitable lumpectomy on Tuesday.— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) July 4, 2024
Speier’s announcement was greeted by a gentle stream of nicely needs and gratitude from others on the X platform.
“Thanks for serving to others by sharing your story, @RepSpeier. Wishing you a speedy restoration out of your surgical procedure and a few years of continued good well being. I’m virtually 8 years out from my dx with stage 3B breast most cancers and doing nicely,” posted @KayeSteinsapir.
“Jackie, I’m so glad it was caught early. Thanks for sharing this information. I’m ready for my observe up mammogram later this month after a ‘not so nice’ one final month. Your information provides me hope,” @newt50 posted.
Moreover her time as a U.S. Congresswoman, Speier, a longtime member of the Democratic Occasion, can be well-known for her being a part of a 1978 fact-finding mission to analyze what was occurring with Jim Jones and his Peoples Temple followers in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978. The workforce was ambushed by an armed group of Jones followers, main to 5 folks being killed and Speier being shot a number of instances.
