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Good morning, my name is Terri McGregor. I traveled from Ontario, Canada, at my own expense. Four years ago, I was diagnosed with ALCL from breast implants that were 6 years old. My diagnosis was Stage IV. The joy of life was cut short by a profit-driven man-made cancer. Life as I knew it ceased to exist. Clinic appointments, tests, exams, chemotherapy, debilitating side effects, and excruciating procedures drained my reserves. I failed six rounds of CHOP, I failed relapse chemotherapy, and my prognosis changed to terminal with 4 to 6 months to live. I received rituximab under clinical trial…