But that's where the Rockford, Ill., woman was Friday as she stood in a White House flower garden and shared her story of being repeatedly denied health insurance because of the cancer in her past.
In less than four minutes at the microphone, Lownsdale helped the Obama administration mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, more importantly, provide a flesh-and-blood illustration for why President Barack Obama wants to overhaul the system.
First lady Michelle Obama said the U.S. has come a long way from the days when people thought breast cancer was something to be ashamed of and kept a secret, when it was treated as something not discussed in polite company.
More women are getting mammograms, the five-year survival rate is above 90 percent and research spending is at $900 million – 30 times the amount spent in 1982. But 1 in 8 women will still be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime and 40,000 women a year still die from the disease, she said, and the current health care system doesn't work for many women who are living with the cancer.
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