{"id":2258370,"date":"2024-06-03T08:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sheila-jackson-lee-diagnosed-with-cancer\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:48:39","slug":"democrat-sheila-jackson-lee-diagnosed-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sheila-jackson-lee-diagnosed-with-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat, is battling cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-sheila-jackson-lee-diagnosed-with-cancer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2258370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee from Texas revealed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> her recent pancreatic cancer\u200c diagnosis. \u200dThis news follows her unsuccessful mayoral election in \u200dHouston last \u200byear,\u2063 marked by leaked audio\u2063 tapes of mistreatment towards her staff. Lee confirmed her diagnosis,\u200c highlighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-supports-revoking-chinas-trade-status\/\" title=\"DeSantis backs ending China's trade privileges.\">challenging times ahead<\/a>. Your summary is concise and effectively conveys the key information about\u2063 Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee&#8217;s situation. It captures the essential details of her cancer diagnosis,\u2062 the \u200ccontext of her\u2064 past\u2063 mayoral election, and \u2062her\u2062 acknowledgment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-features-christians-asking-god-to-bless-waterboarding\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Features Christians Asking God To Bless Waterboarding\">difficult road ahead<\/a>. \u200cGreat job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) announced on social media late Sunday night that she was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sheila-jackson-lee-suffers-blowout-defeat-in-houston-mayor-runoff-election\">lost<\/a> her race last year to be the next mayor of Houston following the release of leaked audio tapes in which she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sheila-jackson-lee-addresses-leaked-audio-tape-of-her-viciously-berating-staff\">berated<\/a> staffers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy doctors have confirmed my diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease that impacts tens of thousands of Americans every year,\u201d she said. \u201cI am confident that my doctors have developed the best possible plan to target my specific disease. The road ahead will not be easy, but I stand in faith that God will strengthen me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she would likely miss time in Congress as she pursues treatment, but her office would continue to support constituents without interruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am committed to working with our Congressional Leadership including Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Speaker of House to serve this nation and be present for votes on legislation that is critical for the prosperity and security of the American people,\u201d she said. \u201cBy God\u2019s grace, I will be back at full strength soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease keep me and my family in your prayers as you have always done,\u201d she concluded. \u201cKnow that you will remain in mine. As always, God bless you and God bless the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s statement generated well wishes from across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee issued the Following Statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1WnKAN2CQs\">pic.twitter.com\/1WnKAN2CQs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacksonLeeTX18\/status\/1797449723647025367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-congresswoman-tells-students-the-moon-is-made-of-gas-and-it-gets-worse\">Democrat Congresswoman Tells Students The Moon Is Made Of Gas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) revealed on social media late Sunday a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. This follows her defeat in the mayoral race in Houston due to leaked audio tapes showing mistreatment of staff. Lee stated, &#8220;My doctors affirmed my diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2258371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/Sheila-Jackson-Lee--scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/Sheila-Jackson-Lee--scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}