Veterans Affairs committee  I just wanted to respond to your comments about you having a disabled child, and so do I. I, too, have worked, since my daughter was born, on the premier's advisory committee for the disabled when we were closing the institutions. I'm on a board now monitoring special needs homes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't receive a disability pension from my husband. I do receive part of his regular pension. He had terminal colon cancer. When I tried to apply for a disability pension after the fact, I was told I could not apply for it because cancer is not a disability pension illness. I was denied because of that.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'd like to speak to that from my personal experience with my daughter when she was born. It took almost three years before they labelled her, and they still weren't sure of the label, but she has the worst-case scenario of this very rare condition. We went though I don't know how many different geneticists at the beginning.

Veterans Affairs committee  I want to thank you for meeting with us, the Widows on a Warpath, today. I am sure you are here out of genuine concern for our difficulties dealing with the bureaucracy around the issue of agent orange. I feel very confident you will do everything in your power to resolve this issue to the satisfaction of all concerned.