FIRST AT 11:00, FLORIDA’S FIRST LADY CASEY DESANTIS, THE MOTRHE OF THREE, HAS BREAST CANR.CE GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS REVEALED HIS 41-YEAR-OLD WIFE’S DIAGSINO TODAY, SAYING, IN PART, “AS SHE FACES THE MOST DIFFICULT TEST OF HER LIFE, SHE WILL NOT ONLY HAVE MY UNWAVERING SUPPORT, BUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR ENTIRE FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES FROM FLORIDIANS ACROSS OUSTE.R CASEY IS A TRUE FIGHTER, AND SHE WILL NEVER GIVE UP.” GOOD EVENI.NG I’M TODD MCDERMOTT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE AT 110. MRS. DESANTIS IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM EVERYWHERE TONIGHT, INCLUDING FROM A LOCAL BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR. ARI HAIT JOINS US LI.VE ARI, YOU SPOKEIT WH A WOMAN OWH NOT ONLY BEAT BREAST CANCER,HE S DID IT TWICE. ARI: SHE ALSO HAD CANCER OF THE LEG AND SHE BEAT TT,HA TOO. SHE BELIEVES TTHA ATTITUDE IS TH E KEY TO BEATING IT. ARLENE STRAUSS HAS A MILLION PICTURES OF HER WITH HER HUSBAND, LARRY. AND MANY OF THEM LOOK LIKE THIS. THESE ARE THE FACES OF PEOEPL BATTLING CANR.CE >> WE DID EVERYTHING WITH HUMOR. NO WORRY. A RI: ARLENE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER IN 20,15 ABOUT A YEAR AFTER LARRY HAD TO NGUE CANCER. TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL TREEDAT THE WEST PALM BEACH WOMAN WITH CHEMOTHERAPY, BUT SHE AND LARRY WERE DETERMINED TO MAKE EVEN GOING TO THE CHEMO LABUN F >> EVERYONE’S DYING. THAT’S WHEN WE DECIDED TO WEAR COSTUMES, FACE MAS,KS GLASSES. WALKED IN AND MADE EVERYONE LAUGH. ARI: IN 2020, ARLENE WAS AGAIN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. AGAIN, SHE FACED IT AND BEAT IT WITH A SMILE. >> THIS IS LIFE, AND WE ARE ENJONGYI IT. BIG DEAL, WE HAVE CANCER, SO WHAT. I:AR AND THAT’S THE MESSAGE ARLENE WOULD HOPE TO PASS TO FLORIDA’S FIRST LADY, CASEY DESANTIS. ON MONDAY, MRS. DESANTIS REVEALED SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANC.ER >> NOT ANOTHER WOMAN. SURELY. THE STRESID WE’VE MADE, THEY HAVE GOT TO FIND SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO STOP THAT DISEASE. ARI: BUT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, ARLENE’S ADVICE, BE STRONG AND SMILE. >> BE POSITIVE. DON’T YSA “WHY ME,” CABEUSE THERE IS NO ANSWER. DO THINGS TO MAKE YOU LAUGH. WE LAUGH ERYVE DAY AT THIS HOUSE. ARI:ND A ARLENE HAS ADVICE FOR ALL THE OTHER WOMEN OUT THERE. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. IF YOU FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG, DON’T BE QUIET, DON’T BE SHY. GO SEE A DOCTO
West Palm Beach couple who both beat cancer’s advice to Florida’s First Lady: ‘Be strong and smile’
Arlene Strauss has a million pictures of her with her husband, Larry McDermott. They’re often wearing goofy wigs or oversized glasses; McDermott is even wearing a pink tutu in one photo – but in every photo, they both are always laughing.Strauss said that’s how they beat cancer.“That’s how we did it,” Strauss said. “We just did everything with humor and no worry.”FULL VIDEO: Florida man captures gator using trash bin before releasing it into pondStrauss was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, about a year after McDermott had tongue cancer.The West Palm Beach woman needed chemotherapy, but she and McDermott were determined to make even going to the chemo lab fun.“Everyone’s dying. They were so morbid,” Strauss said. “That’s why we decided to wear costumes, facemasks, glasses. (We) walked in and made everyone laugh.”In 2020, Strauss was again diagnosed with breast cancer. Then, she also got cancer in her leg. Again and again, she faced and beat cancer with a smile.“This is life and we’re enjoying it,” Strauss said. “Big deal. We had cancer. So what?”’Chemo was tough. But I’m tougher:’ Palm Beach Gardens girl celebrated after final chemo treatmentAnd that’s the message Strauss would hope to pass on to Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer.“Not another woman,” Strauss said of her reaction to hearing the news. “Surely, the strides we’ve made, they have to go to find something to be able to stop that disease.”Until that happens, Strauss’ advice to DeSantis: be strong and smile.“Be positive. Don’t say, ‘Why me?’ because there is no answer,” she said. “Do things to make you laugh. We laugh every day at this house.”So cool: Vanilla Ice donates ‘Wheel of Fortune’ winnings to Jupiter nonprofit dedicated to helping children
Arlene Strauss has a million pictures of her with her husband, Larry McDermott. They’re often wearing goofy wigs or oversized glasses; McDermott is even wearing a pink tutu in one photo – but in every photo, they both are always laughing.
Strauss said that’s how they beat cancer.
“That’s how we did it,” Strauss said. “We just did everything with humor and no worry.”
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Strauss was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, about a year after McDermott had tongue cancer.
The West Palm Beach woman needed chemotherapy, but she and McDermott were determined to make even going to the chemo lab fun.
“Everyone’s dying. They were so morbid,” Strauss said. “That’s why we decided to wear costumes, facemasks, glasses. (We) walked in and made everyone laugh.”
In 2020, Strauss was again diagnosed with breast cancer. Then, she also got cancer in her leg. Again and again, she faced and beat cancer with a smile.
“This is life and we’re enjoying it,” Strauss said. “Big deal. We had cancer. So what?”
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And that’s the message Strauss would hope to pass on to Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
“Not another woman,” Strauss said of her reaction to hearing the news. “Surely, the strides we’ve made, they have to go to find something to be able to stop that disease.”
Until that happens, Strauss’ advice to DeSantis: be strong and smile.
“Be positive. Don’t say, ‘Why me?’ because there is no answer,” she said. “Do things to make you laugh. We laugh every day at this house.”
So cool: Vanilla Ice donates ‘Wheel of Fortune’ winnings to Jupiter nonprofit dedicated to helping children