Vivian Paige has an informative post up on a Virginia-Pilot op-ed by Chuck Davis, Rep. Jo Ann Davis's widower, regarding the new proton therapy cancer center being constructed by Hampton University -- including a call for more funding:
If Virginia would appropriate $10-million over four years, that would represent just 4% of the $225-million budget for Hampton University's Proton Therapy Institute and the programs it will house, including one proposed specifically for military personnel, veterans, retirees and their families, groups Jo Ann believed deserved our greatest thanks and access to America's most advanced medical services.
Sounds like a great reason for funding, if you ask me. And the deepest of condolences to Chuck Davis for the circumstances surrounding his unique insight into this issue -- for not only losing his wife, but his parents and co-workers to this horrible disease. Kudos to him and Hampton University for pushing for this new cancer treatment center.