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Yes. But I think she really would have had to be there the day the bill came up to get additional money. It's really something.

What is her interest in arthritis?

She is severely crippled in her hands by arthritis, severely -- and is on cortisone.

I think I mentioned that September 30th, the day of Mrs. Ford's breast cancer operation, was the day of the meeting of the breast cancer task force in Washington. There was a report to the profession which was supposed to get in all the newspapers. Mrs. Ford's operation completely blankeded the advances I've told you about.

Why didn't they hold it up then?

They didn't really know about Mrs. Ford's operation until they saw the papers. It was just one of those strange cancatenations of things.

Then I had interested Mrs. in sponsoring a national conference for advances in cancer management and also treatment and rehabilitation at the Waldorf on November 5th through the 7th and gave a reception for her and the participants.