Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores (Pct. 1), that was absent for the last 2 Commissioners Court conferences of 2024, stated Tuesday that she’s been looking for therapy for colon cancer.
Clay-Flores was reelected to a 2nd four-year term in November. She had a controversial Autonomous primary this previous March that sent her to an overflow.
Clay-Flores stated at Tuesday’s Commissioners Court conference that she had not been really feeling well throughout the key overflow, and after months of medical professionals’ consultations and laboratories, she was eventually detected prior to the beginning of very early ballot for the November political election.
” In order to not go crazy throughout the last number of weeks of my political election, when I was marketing, I needed to reframe my understanding of my cancer cells to understand that, though I did pass by cancer cells, God left me with it, so currently I require to do something regarding it,” Clay-Flores stated.
She stated she had a huge lump in her colon that was hemorrhaging, and undertook a six-hour surgical treatment, investing 5 days in the hospital.
Clay-Flores formerly benefited city’s Metropolitan Wellness Area, and stated she prepared to increase down on her advocacy for healthcare gain access to, consisting of psychological health and wellness financing and preventative health and wellness testings.
” I might still miss out on some Commissioners Court conferences, depending upon future lasting treatment,” she stated at Tuesday’s conference. “However to my components, recognize that my team and I will certainly remain to strive for District 1, and will certainly remain to obtain huge points done throughout my 2nd term. Do not postpone, colonoscopies conserve lives.”
Colorectal cancer cells prices have actually gotten on the surge amongst united state grownups more youthful than 50 considering that the 1990s, according to the National Cancer Cells Institute, and some clinical companies have actually decreased the advised testing age from 50 to 45.
