July 2, 2009 - Speaking before some two hundred family members today gathered at Wellington Regional Medical Center, a concerned Senator Nelson told the crowd he has alerted the President to concerns of the neighborhood and asked that that resources from the Centers for Disease Control be tapped if necessary.
"It's gut wrenching. It tears your heart out," Nelson said, of listening to the families affected. "Eighteen families came to the table all have some form of cancer and most of the cases were brain cancer and all of these families live within a two mile radius. That is no coincidence."
Jennifer Dunsford suspects water might be to blame. She said all residents in the Acreage own their own wells. Other suspicions focus on pesticides sprayed at nearby orange groves.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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