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DeSantis declares wife Casey officially 'cancer-free' after battle with breast cancer
By Houston Keene
Published March 03, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday made an announcement about his wife Casey’s successful breast cancer treatment.
DeSantis posted a video thanking people for sending their thoughts and prayers to his family after his wife was diagnosed, noting the surgeries and treatments had made his wife "cancer-free."
"Thank you for doing that," DeSantis said of the thoughts and prayers to his family. "It’s lifted her spirits, it’s made a tremendous difference."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis walk at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, Oct. 23, 2020. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
DESANTIS ANNOUNCES WIFE CASEY COMPLETED CHEMO TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER
DeSantis also passed a message of encouragement to women fighting breast cancer, saying they "can overcome this." His wife first made her diagnosis public in October of last year.
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Casey published a tweet on Thursday sharing the video and encouraging other women with breast cancer to keep fighting.
"There are no words to express how truly blessed, grateful and humbled I am to hear the words cancer free," the Florida first lady wrote. "To those who are in the fight, know there is hope. Have faith and stay strong."
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