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SF Chronicle: Back from brink of death, Mark DeSaulnier is ready to work and run again

April 29, 2021 / In The News

By Tal Kopan “It was March 13. The Democrat was being rushed to a hospital in the nation’s capital, where he would be put on a ventilator as he battled pneumonia and a virulent infection. He suffered a mild heart attack and faced multiple organ failure. Doctors at one point gave him a 10% chance …

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SF Chronicle: How Mark DeSaulnier’s cancer gave him new purpose in politics

May 3, 2021 / In The News

By Tal Kopan The routine of carrying the drug in his shirt helps the Concord Democrat remember to take his medication. But his daily struggle with cancer is never far from his mind in his legislative work. DeSaulnier, 67, was diagnosed with stage four chronic lymphocytic leukemia in July 2015, just months after arriving in …

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