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Greetings to Our Fellow Internationally-Minded San Diego Citizens,
All in one delegation this month came the women from Oman, West Bank, Syria, Morocco, Libya, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, and Bahrain! Laura Bush welcomed this Breast Cancer Awareness delegation at the White House upon their arrival in the United States! We welcomed them to San Diego.
As one woman said: “I could have never met these women any other way. Our countries don’t speak to each other.”
I asked the woman from Israel what it was like to live in her country. She said “You are never completely at peace. There is always a concern for safety.”
She also said she was surprised there wasn’t more security in the U.S. after 9-11. In her country they must submit to searches before entering the grocery store.
During a medical emergency, while sitting with one of the delegates in the dental office, she expressed amazement that we don’t have medical insurance for everyone here, unlike her country which does. I joined her in her amazement. (Cost: $1224 to remove a tooth here….)
We especially salute the Susan G. Komen people who invited our delegates to walk 2.2 miles of the recent 3 Day Walk here. Plus, they invited all to dinner at their camp on Crown Point, and as the delegation was introduced, the entire 4000 + walkers stood and cheered and cheered! It was an unforgettable moment.
One of the delegates turned to me before getting on the bus and said “This has been the most wonderful day of my life”.
It doesn’t get much better than this.
Keeping the international dialogue alive,

Cath DeStefano
Executive Director
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