Amen! IMHO this case as all the earmarks of an opportunity siezed -- not so much by this woman and her sympathizers but those patient vultures of the Left. 
Posted on 07/25/2007 4:57:23 AM PDT by TxCopper
AUSTIN, Texas - Heather Burcham, whose battle with cervical cancer led her to urge legislators to try to keep girls from sharing in her fate, has died of the disease. She was 31.
Burcham, of Houston, died Saturday.
"Her pain and suffering have forever ceased," Gov. Rick Perry said Monday. He said she was "an inspiration to myself, my staff and others."
Perry issued an executive order in February that would have required the newly approved human papillomavirus vaccine for girls entering the sixth grade, to help protect them from cervical cancer
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I’m so sorry to hear of her death, but it wasn’t expected. She has a very bad case of HPV that was undetected by doctor’s on her cervix for a long time.
I have HPV as well and get my paps done regularly and they are all fine. the best way to prevent dying from this disease is to seek constant care to make sure it doesn’t turn into cancer. And the other best way to prevent getting this disease is not to have sex until you are married with a partner who doesn’t have HPV. I made the mistake of doing the opposite of that when I was 21 with my boyfriend who I thought was a dream! turns out he was a nightmare. I think it should be a choice to get the HPV vaccine, not forced. But I hope young ladies learn their lesson by what happened to this young lady who died in Houston.
Very Sad. RIP
The number and variety of sexual partners encountered and admitted also is part of the cervical cancer risk, hayna?
As in the more male silent carriers given acess to the cervix, the greater the chance of receiving the virus that may cause cervical cancer?
"It was five years later when they finally found Heather's invasive cervical cancer."
No one knows the long term effects of this vaccine. It was not tested on girls this young. Please be careful. Teach your daughters that the sexual revolution in the 60’s was not a good thing. It is sad that anyone has to die of cervical cancer in this day and age. It doesn’t have to happen, even without the vaccine. Just be vigilant in caring about your own health. HPV is the biggest cause of cervical cancer but not the only cause of cervical cancer.
If Gov. Perry wants to promote voluntary vaccination, fine.
If he tries to compel forced vaccination, not so fine.
Tough cases make bad law. While the death of this woman is tragic, it does not justify Perry’s actions.
I’m so sorry.
But it’s great that you know how to handle it.
Doing so would require parents to reform their own behavior. This is something many will be unwilling to do.
It, like many of Perry’s post election issues, was never discussed in the campaign last year.
That is great, that you felt you were able to share that information. I went to my 35th high school reunion, one of the “girls” told me about her daughter who contracted chlamydia and gonorrhea from some jerk. 1 out 4 has an STD and typically won’t share that info.
I agree HPV should not be forced, but highly recommended. Another sad case that I heard about was the lone survivor of the Wachita (sp) Kansas massacre. That poor girl did develop a case of venereal warts if I remember correctly.
Unfortunately, unless the man has obvious genital warts, there’s no test to show HPV in males. There’s too much surface area (on most men) to acquire a proper sample for accurate testing.
May you continue to have excellent health.
Years ago, I, with many other parents, fought for an 'abstinence only' curriculum for our county.....and praise God, we were the victors over Planned Parenthood.
To this day, 13 years later, it still holds.
Both my children took a 'purity promise'....
It can't be expressed enough that abstinence is the healthiest decision for our young people.
I pity the constant assault on our younsters with the daily sex & gratification propaganda.
There are many more sexually transmitted diseases today than even 15 years ago.
Again, God bless you.
hpv ping
...you know how i feel about this vaccine :(
I’d recommend the vaccine for young women. Even if shes abstinent until marriage which in our culture is very unlikely to happen.. but even if she resists all temptation there is no guaruntee she will get a husband who is perfectly loyal.
A doctor on her cervix should have caught the HPV long before they did.
Amen! IMHO this case as all the earmarks of an opportunity siezed -- not so much by this woman and her sympathizers but those patient vultures of the Left.
Makes me wonder how many other forms of cancer are viral in origin?
Very touching post. Prayers for your health and well being.
God rest her soul.
I doubt she understood what she was advocating.
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