{"id":134169,"date":"2024-06-07T07:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=134169"},"modified":"2024-06-07T07:46:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:46:43","slug":"congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-reveals-pancreatic-cancer-diagnosis-the-road-ahead-will-not-be-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=134169","title":{"rendered":"Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Reveals Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis: &#8216;The Road Ahead Will Not Be Easy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134166\" src=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unnamed-2-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unnamed-2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unnamed-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unnamed-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unnamed-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-comp\">Texas Rep.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sports\/brittney-griner-texas-congresswoman-demands-russia-release-wnba-star-arrest\/\">Sheila Jackson Lee<\/a>\u00a0revealed that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on Sunday, June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-comp\">Jackson Lee, 74,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JacksonLeeTX18\/status\/1797449723647025367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released a statement<\/a>\u00a0announcing her medical diagnosis and warning her constituents that she will miss some days of work as she undergoes treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-comp\">&#8220;My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease that impacts tens of thousands of Americans every year,&#8221; the Democratic congresswoman wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-comp\">&#8220;I am confident that my doctors have developed the best possible plan to target my specific disease,&#8221; she continued, noting that &#8220;the road ahead will not be easy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-comp\">Jackson Lee, who represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, told her constituents that it\u2019s been an &#8220;honor&#8221; to serve them throughout her 30-year tenure and warned them of her potential upcoming absence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-comp\">&#8220;As I pursue my treatments, it is likely that I will be occasionally absent from Congress, but rest assured my office will continue to deliver the vital constituent services that you deserve and expect,&#8221; she expressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Texas Rep.\u00a0Sheila Jackson Lee\u00a0revealed that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on Sunday, June 2. Jackson Lee, 74,\u00a0released a statement\u00a0announcing her medical diagnosis and warning her constituents that she will miss some days of work as she undergoes treatment. &#8220;My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. 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