(clapping.) thank you tony and again, all of us in this crowd can't thank tony for his determination and he's an inspiration to everyone her. now i wanted to introduce anita a member of our cancer foundation (clapping.) thank you, my colleagues know i love attention i'm kind of a media glutton i'm here to tell my stories i have a lot of stories but this is my firefighter story the mayor talked about the explore i want to tell you what it was like

being sworn in i met tony in 1998 he was committed to making sure that whoever he recruited was prepared. i remember when i first met him, i thought whatever my infancy of a firefighter he was that and some i wanted to be like him and immolate him and he gave me a baseline test i did it i of the lucky i scored high enough to come in and loveland tony was my training officer he was tough and prepared us my told us what we needed to know and he made us good. i have carried tony in my that heart i never thought i'd emulate tony in getting cancer i

i take it well, sometimes too much and always worked out and committed in the fire department i raised my right hand and said the other to the commitment because we made a commitment to you the citizens of san francisco we never forgot that but i said to myself anita be safe and smart and do what your spoentsz to do i never, ever thought about cancer. in 2003 i felt a revolver spot on my breast it wasn't the frozen pea i went to the doctor for a mammogram the mammogram said negative but being the hi contrast i was i pressed the doctors and they were aggressive they did a all the sound the

next day i went to work and got the diagnose of cancer. i was in the firehouse most people would be uncomfortable but for those who having who have had it you know what i'm talking about. i was vulnerable and i cried and called everyone but you know what? i loaf that i was in the firehouse they were supportive and real they made me feel strong and believed in me and encouraged by the. the fire department has encouraged me throughout the process i had 33 dogs of radiation and i wasn't sick a week so i was able to stay at work. i feel like i held up my end of

the bargain and i will tell you you cannot stop asking how did i get this why me. i didn't want to sit next to the with me woman who had cancer she freaked me out but i was her the difference between she myself and some of the colleagues i've watched and i feel like the lucky one. i know tony feels that we survived that i ran into my colleague alison she came in she was very strong and smart and a love tougher than me. she was supportive and talked about how her mother had breast cancer. a year later she got diagnoses with breast cancer and two years later she passed.

we can't spot o stop asking how and why. the people who have shaped my career dan and many others who survived like denise and my friend john when i gave a eulogy last month he was checking in with me and it was my turn to check in with him, i was sdafd. i have love for my colleagues it breaks my heart we can't stop asking how did this happen. so tony and you are the lucky ones and with our support and awareness we'll end this and make our commitment to you and now need to make a commitment to yourselves let's never stop asking and make our stories

happy ending. thank you (clapping.) thank you anita i want to introduce a representative from nancy pelosi's office (clapping.) thank you, thank you for allowing us to be here the congresswoman send her regrets but here's a letter dear friends i'm proud to be in spirit here today, we know that firefighters lead the way for sdaufrdz we tank great pride in our local 798 those brave public serntd protect their neighborhoods and running into danger to keep

people out of harm's way. we pie contributed to those all those who survivor and we must protect the safety of those servicing today, we applaud the foundations leadership for providing cancer screening for detenth cancer recall early to attractive chemicals in the environment we must continue to rise awareness of chemicals in the environment and homes and protect federal fund for training and equipment i'm proud to have worked over 20 years to identify preventable ways for cancer today, we have launched and extended the california's bio monitoring effort in the

program that collects and analyze data on the chronic diseases and environmental explorers. i'm deeply committed and pledge to reduce attractive chemicals that harm the community. thank you san francisco firefighters for your encourage and sacrifice and our service to our nation. best regards (clapping.) thank you very much and now i'd like to introduce the president of the board of supervisors david chiu >> good morning. i want to thank for coming to this seldom memorial for those who have fallen and serviced on behalf of

may colleagues at board of supervisors i join any mayor in saluting the mainstream in the san francisco fire department particularly those who it died with their boats off we are a city had or that has burned and our firefighters have helped us time and time again. when tom o common practice briefed me on the links from an firefighters and cancer 2 hundred and 35 firefighters and 5 within the last is 3 months we've studied that 35 thousand firefighters around the countries have sharperly elevated cancer risk. too many people have had to fight for the san bernardino county in the environment.

we have lead the way for our public servant and this is why i'm introducing lefthsz that any member of the san francisco fire department is diagnosed with cancer we'll presume that is due to your job unless there's - (clapping) and i want to say it this presumption you'll be eligible for full retirements the mayor is absolutely right he's notd never commented before on any legislation without hearing it so thank you, mr. mayor. >> we need to assure our firefighters that if you get cancer you'll be taking care of.

we'll send the message to our firefighters we'll take care of you're loved ones our firefighters shaunt u shouldn't have have to prove the cancer is job-related. i know our colleagues forward to prevent future cancers and going after attractive chemicals in our city of is it fair to say our policy is important to make sure we protect and support all of you who are the heros that protect us. godspeed (clapping.) thank you, supervisor i want to introduce one of our survivors denise (clapping.)

working on a custom change just a minute (clapping.) thank you yes. >> sorry for the delay. i would first like to salute the men and women of the fire service the survivors and those who have lost their battles to cancer. before i tell my story i would like to thank some people for allowing me to express my journey today. tom o commoner local 798 chief white and the foundation, united

women in fire service. supervisors supervisor chiu and mayor ed lee and the black firefighters association. i've been a dedicated member with the san francisco fire department since 2002. i joined the department to help save lives in the community i was born and raised in. in 2011, i was diagnosed with stage iv breast cancer. i was then told by the medical leave office to apply for workers' compensation. while waiting on workers' compensation for the approval i ran out of sick leaf while 5th for my life with cancer i was

depend by workman's comp i had no income for several months. but thanks to the generosity of the fellow firefighters and the police donating time i was able to financially survive. workers' compensation had all of my medical records. indicating my medical condition. but yet they wanted to send a private investigator to my home. while i was in the middle of chemotherapy i had no more strength to filthy felt humiliated and dissatisfied and under valued and have depressed

i had to hire an attorney. then i was seen by a workman's comp doctor to determine that the cancer was due to the industry. my body had gone through enough and the removal of my lymph nodes and 4 painful months of chemotherapy, 5 weeks of radiation and severe depression and memory loss and diebdz from the chemo and also the fear of the cancer coming back. i spent my last 6 years in my career anothers station 48 on treasure island and on january 14th i retired. at the angel of 55.

requesting disability retirement that's still pending now that i look back i wish if cancer was not the only battle i could have focused on getting better but i had one roadblock after another. don't get me wrong i'm thankful to be alive today. i just pray that no one will have to go through the same roadblocks anywhere with that in place. i'm here today by the grace of god and thank you for giving me this opportunity

(clapping.) thank you >> let us hope with the legislation proposed by supervisor chiu and the mayor of san francisco we never, ever have to hear a story like that again. thank you, everyone for attending and god bless those attending and god bless those who have left us i was just driving around minding my own business...

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