State officials agree to test soil, water at homes of Acreage kids with cancer
by Michael C. Bender | February 6th, 2010State officials will test the water and soil at brain-cancer-stricken children’s homes in The Acreage, Florida Department of Health’s chief of staff said Friday — an appeal those children’s families have been making for months.
The decision comes a day after Gov. Charlie Crist pledged to seek federal help to investigate whether something in particular has caused higher-than-normal rates of pediatric brain tumors and cancer, particularly for girls, in The Acreage.
It also comes one day after — and appears to be a departure from — Florida Surgeon General Ana Viamonte Ros’ statement that state health officials had exhausted their research options in The Acreage.
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February 7th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
If it was posted publicly, why do we not have the right to aske that question? Why is it so wrong to take notice of that statement? I am very angry how this has been handled. I will state that we need to focus our questions to officials and not waste energy shouting at mothers. I hope this meeting is not a shoutfest on either side.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
I think the parents out there got what they deserved! We have been destroying this earth, and now its cancer destroys our children. Serves you right for destroying the everglades!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Citizen Y you are a scumbag! To say “The parents got what they deserved” is a completely insenstive and cruel comment. The freakin Everglades!! I would not hope you are striken with cancer but if you ever are why not blame it on something. Do you have any idea what the families go throught out here that have children with Cancer. If I ever met you somewhere and knew you were the poster of this comment chances are you would change your comment after our confrantation. You might need a wheelchair!!
February 8th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
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