Winning When it Counts

Hello from Houston. Survivor One is loaded with our team and Texas legislators for day two of our bus tour.

We started our day at the Kelsey-Seybold clinic near downtown Houston. Dr. Jim Hoyle, director of Kelsey-Seybold, welcomed us and we addressed a big crowd of supporters and patients on the second floor of the clinic. Senator Nelson and Representative Rose joined us again, along with Representative Morrison, Representative Bohac, Representative Coleman, Representative Cohen, Representative Allen, Representative Vo and Representative Hernandez.

Dr. Grace Butler, a cancer survivor, devoted advocate, LAF friend and founder of Hope Through Grace, inspired the crowd with lengthy remarks. After she introduced me, I teased her, telling her that I have a daughter named Grace… and she also likes to talk a lot.

My mom, Linda, came along, too.

As I told our audience this morning, I’m not in the business of losing. Never have been. I don’t intend to lose this time either. We must pass Proposition 15 and we will with the support of Texas voters. I think we will win. And, more importantly, a victory for Prop 15 means we have a better chance of winning an even bigger fight — against cancer.

I visited a few patients before I left the clinic and boarded Survivor One. We are bound for San Antonio. I’ll report in from there…