Contamination and Cancer Don't Discriminate by Stel Bailey
We must stop waiting until people are gone to express how much they matter to us. Before my friend Michele Haro died, I sent her flowers to enjoy while alive. A few days before she passed, we FaceTimed, and she was glowing even though she knew the end was near. We laughed until we eventually had to say goodbye. It was the last time I talked to her.
Forever in Florida is a project of the fall 2020 Environmental Journalism class at the University of Florida. This project looked into the invisible and harmful chemicals known as PFAS and how these compounds are affecting Florida's ecosystem and human health. I had the honor of being interviewed to talk about my family's harmful exposure that ultimately led to our cancer cases and advocacy in environmental health. Watch the short film by Kim Fowler and Amy Fu here: https://projects.wuft.org/foreverinflorida/part-1-forever-in-florida/
