amanda butler, your mother suffered a medical emergency in 2013 on a carnival cruise. and as i indicated, probably passed away from a lack of adequate medical care. >> senator rockefeller, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to tell my mother's story, to share what we have learned and to offer recommendations from our perspective an effort to assure that no other family will go through what we had to experience. my mother experienced a catastrophic health event on a family cruise april 18, 2013. she subsequently passed away on may 4, with the cause of death listed as an inoperable brain injury. she was a woman who loved life, loved her family. she had a generous heart. she was a faithful and devoted wife and mother who was there to nurture her children, support her husband and provide care and kindness to many individuals in our community of columbus, mississippi. in fact, more than 800 people came from the community to her visitation. we ha have just returned from a short excursion on april 18, passed through security and were planning events for th

amanda butler, who i just met outside whose mother suffered a medical emergency on a carnival cruise in 2013 and likely passed away there a lack of adequate medical care. i'm proud that you're here. and kim ware who has, was a passenger on the carnival triumph that caught fire in 2013 and was stranded for four days. now, that's -- those are are easy things for me to say, but they're very hard to have gone through and even to to talk about. so let's get at it, and i'm going to call on lori dishman, and thank you so much for being here. >> hello. my name is lori dishman. i would like to thank the chairman and the committee for con veeping this hearing and inviting me to washington. it is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rockefeller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruise line employee raped me during a vacation on a roy call caribbean -- royal caribbean cruise to mexico. he was working as a security guard in a disco on the ship. he approached me and asked me my name and cabin number. he later snuck down to my cabin and for