STATE SENATOR CATELIN DREY OF SIOUX CITY HAS ANNOUNCED SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE ONE UTERINE CANCER AND WILL HAVE A HYSTERECTOMY ON TUESDAY.
DREY ANNOUNCED HER RECENT DIAGNOSIS MONDAY IN REMARKS DELIVERED ON THE FLOOR OF THE IOWA SENATE.
DREYCANCER1 OC…WILL BE NECESSARY. :25
DREY SAYS THE STORY IS NOT UNIQUE TO HER AND SHE IS THE NEWEST PERSON ADMITTED TO IOWA’S LEAST DESIRABLE CLUB.
SHE SAYS THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS THOUGH:
DREYCANCER2 OC………WHO GETS IT. :19
DREY MADE REFERENCE TO HER PREDECESSOR, ROCKY DE WITT, WHO’S TERM SHE WON A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FINISH AFTER HE DIED OF CANCER LAST YEAR:
DREYCANCER3 OC…….BAD SYSTEMS. :23
DREY SAYS SHE WILL BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT HER RECOVERY AND ALL THAT COMES WITH IT:
DREYCANCER4 OC……..OUTCOMES ARE WORSE. :16
DREY SAYS THIS INTERRUPTION MAY TEMPORARILY SLOW HER, BUT SHE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AND WILL BE BACK TO WORK AS SOON AS SHE IS ABLE, READY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF SENATE DISTRICT ONE.
