TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: Casey DeSantis has always been a great support in her husband’s political career. And now since Ron DeSantis is eyeing the 2024 president’s run, the first lady of Florida is not leaving any stone unturned. She has apparently become the force behind her husband’s presidential campaign.
The 43-year-old has been so much in focus that the New York Times even went on to call her “humanizer-in-chief” after she was earlier deemed as the “primary sounding board”, the “not-so-secret weapon,” and the “second in command”. Casey herself recently admitted, “As long as I have breath in my body, I will go out and I will fight for Ron DeSantis, not because he's my husband — that is a part of it — but it's because I believe in him in every ounce of my being.”
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However, there was a time when Casey almost went away from public view. In October 2021, a statement was issued by Florida’s governor that read, “I am saddened to report that Florida's esteemed First Lady and my beloved wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer. As the mother of three young children, Casey is the centerpiece of our family and has made an impact on the lives of countless Floridians through her initiatives as First Lady.”
“As she faces the most difficult test of her life, she will have not only my unwavering support but the support of our entire family, as well as the prayers and well wishes from Floridians across our state. Casey is a true fighter, and she will never, never, never give up,” he added.
On March 2022, it was, however, shared that the mother-of-three was cancer free. A new statement by Ron said, “After going through both treatment and surgery for breast cancer, she is now considered cancer-free. All of you who have given thoughts and prayers to my family and my wife, thank you. It’s lifted her spirits and made a tremendous difference.”
Casey also expressed gratitude by noting, “There are no words to express how truly blessed, grateful and humbled I am to hear the words cancer free. To those who are in the fight, know there is hope. Have faith and stay strong.”
‘It totally changes your life’
The 44-year-old politician spoke about the difficult time after his wife’s diagnosis in an interview in March. He shared, “The beginning because she went to the doctor, she felt something, but the doctor cleared her. They did a physical exam, said that ‘You didn’t have anything, don’t worry,’ and like me, if the doctor said I’m OK, I would never think twice about it.”
He continued, “She had a feeling that there was just something wrong. So, she really fought to get a mammogram and so a couple of weeks later, we got it. I told her, ‘You’re fine,’ and then it came back (positive) and that was really, really difficult. It totally changes your life, changes your family’s trajectory.”
“And then I would say the chemotherapy. It just saps you. It’s putting like poison in your body and to see someone that you love go through that, it was really tough on her, but it’s also just, you hate to see it. It’s like ‘What can I do, I can’t make it all of a sudden get better.’ That’s why I was there, just being a helping hand, I went to all of the chemotherapies with her, and I got attacked by the left for not being in the office one day, but I was at the cancer center with her when they were saying that I wasn’t doing my job,” Ron added.
In March, the DeSantis administration shared that “Florida will be the first state in the nation to collect cancer recurrence data.” About the new initiative, Casey said at the time, “Through this mission, Florida will be the first state in the country to collect cancer recurrence data on a statewide scale. By having this data reported to the State, this will be a resource to help identify new avenues resulting in better care and treatment standards to help all individuals battling the fight against cancer, regardless of where they are receiving care.”
