Comment from Carie Voges

As a Registered Nurse and citizen of the United States, I am pleased to see the list expanded upon to include several other cancers that may be resultant of exposure to toxins in the aftermath of 9/11. As a Nurse, I care for patients regularly who are afflicted with cancer. Many are under-insured or not insured at all, and this can add more burden to their diagnosis. The workers involved with the cleanup of 9/11 were only doing their job. If they would have known they were in danger, they would have done it regardless because that is what people in the firefighting and other helping-professions do. Their motto is "service before self." However, I don't feel they should be left in the dark when it comes to care and treatment for diseases afflicted upon them for doing their job. As a citizen of the US, I feel it is our duty to take care of those people who serve without want and act without reward. It is imperative they get the treatment they need. I feel it would be a disservice on our part to not help those who were injured in the line of duty and served so selflessly. Thank you.