‘I’m sure as hell not giving up:’ Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis talks about breast cancer fight
She made a surprise appearance at the Hernando County Republican Party Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner, where her husband was keynote speaker.
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By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis made her first public appearance on Saturday after it was announced earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
In the video, which is about two minutes and thirty seconds long, he calls Casey “the most wonderful person that has stood by me,” and then thanked the crowd for their thoughts and prayers.
He then tells the crowd that she is there in person to thank them herself, which prompts them to give her a standing ovation. After thanking them herself, she says she has been doing a lot of thinking lately.
“There’s a lot that we can be upset about, that we can be sad about -- the direction of our country, the future of our nation, our families, our communities, safety, our children, their education, their futures, our health and our well being. But I tell you one thing that’s for sure -- I’m sure as hell not giving up,” Casey DeSantis said, getting thunderous applause in return.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis (left) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and their children (from left) Mamie, Madison and Mason.
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis speaks at Jacksonville Sheriff's Office headquarters as Governor Ron DeSantis distributed one-time relief checks to first responders as part of Florida's Heroes Initiative in August 2021.
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis reaches for her son Mason at Gov. Ron DeSantis' inauguration in January 2019.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis and her daughter Madison stand with Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Lakeisha Burton as Governor Ron DeSantis distributed one-time relief checks to first responders as part of Florida's Heroes Initiative in August 2021. Burton is running for Jacksonville sheriff in the 2023 city election.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis looks on at her husband and children Mason and Madison during a bill signing at the American Legion Post 233 in Ponte Vedra Beach in summer 2021.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis and her three children (from left) Mason, Mamie and Madison.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Casey DeSantis, Ron DeSantis and Jeanette Núñez on election night in 2018.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis holds son Mason during an event at the American Legion Post 233 in Ponte Vedra Beach in summer 2021.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Casey DeSantis and Ron DeSantis on the campaign trail in 2018 with their kids Mason and Madison.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, right, speaks to supporters with his wife Casey at an election party after winning the Republican primary Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Ron DeSantis and Casey DeSantis on the campaign trail in 2018.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis meets with first responders at the site of the Surfside condo collapse in South Florida in summer 2021.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis collect water at a Jacksonville shopping center.