for prostate cancer and have suffered for a lifetime with anxiety and depression as well as undiagnosed ptsd. three weeks ago at this time i was in prostate cancer surgery. and my surgery was performed by one of the most imminent surgeries and educators in the country, dr. peter carroll at the university of california at san francisco. dr. carroll does not do many surgeries, he has done 2500 of them and he gets a pass. but the urology residents at san francisco general, particularly dr.s hansen and bain, push for it. i want to emphasize, that money could not have bought this particular surgery. the only way i could have received it as an average american is through the affordable care act. and in short i am receiving world class medical care and given my life back by the people of san francisco. i should be here praising ucsf, sfgh and the clinic network and literally dozens of wonderful people that i have met in the last two months of dealing with this disease. it would be fitting that such an event should take place in polosi's district, since it it is her leadership that has allowed this