Breast cancer survivor discovers inner strength from health struggle
The first time Theresa Glisson found out she had cancer, in 1996, she was devastated.The large lump in her left breast turned out to be in one of the highest stages of breast cancer.“It was like the...
View ArticleAsking for mammogram proves fateful for young breast cancer survivor
Jennifer Odom knew something was wrong when she started lactating out of both breasts in August 2012.She wasn’t pregnant – her tubes had been tied since she was 25.“You just don’t lactate if you’re not...
View ArticleFaith comes through when cancer returns for Pat Madray
The first time Pat Madray lost her hair during chemotherapy to treat breast cancer, she wore hats and scarves and talked about it with everyone. The second time she lost her hair due to chemotherapy...
View ArticleBreast cancer survivor says battle made her better person
Kerry Jones believes her battle with breast cancer made her a better person.Her ordeal started in 2005 with a lumpectomy that turned out to be benign.She thought it was a one-time thing, but in 2010, a...
View ArticleWalk organizer will follow in survivor footsteps
As a development officer for University Health Care Foundation, Kathleen Bailie has worked for 10 years on its Miracle Mile Walk to fund breast health services at University Hospital and has worked...
View ArticleFamily's support made difference for breast cancer survivor
Beryl Henderson found a lump in her right breast while she and her husband, Calvin, were on an anniversary trip to Charleston, S.C.It was May 2011, and she had just had a clear mammogram in October....
View ArticleBreast cancer survivor never thought she'd get disease
Breast cancer was the furthest thing from Cathy Reinhart’s mind until her doctor asked her in July 2007 how long she had had the lump in her breast.The doctor saw it during a routine exam and ordered a...
View Article10,000 take part in breast cancer walk
Jody Lerch’s bout with breast cancer is summed up in three lines on her pink shirt: “I stood strong, I fought hard, I won.”Lerch, 56, brought a crew of 10 with her Saturday to the 13th annual Miracle...
View ArticleGeorgia Regents University research targets most difficult breast cancer
Michelle Burns had three things working against her in getting a more aggressive breast cancer. She was relatively young, just 40 years old. Her mother had gotten breast cancer.read more
View ArticleBreast cancer survivor discovered disease from mammogram
Joyce Lewis has gotten a mammogram every year since receiving a kidney transplant in 2005. In 2010, she visited a mobile mammography unit, and it detected something on her right breast. A visit to the...
View ArticleBreast cancer survivor sought help from higher power after discovering disease
After learning she had breast cancer in 1996, Connie Clifford called friends and family and asked to be put on as many prayer lists as possible.“I must be on every prayer list in Augusta and the...
View ArticleDiscovering disease capped tough stretch for breast cancer survivor
Breast cancer was just one more thing Judy Reddick had to deal with when she was diagnosed in late 2007.The month before, she and her husband of 33 years divorced.Her mother died of breast cancer in...
View ArticleBreast cancer survivor, mentor Pam Anderson leaves huge legacy
Standing on the stage at Augusta Common, Pam Anderson looked out on a sea of pink-clad people gathered for the Miracle Mile Breast Cancer Walk. She thought back to the first event, 13 years before,...
View ArticleLiving with her family history
Earnestine Johnson suspected she had cancer before the doctor confirmed it.Her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1983 and died from it. So when Johnson felt a lump one day in 2006 she had...
View ArticleHonoring surivors of breast cancer
Breast cancer has touched thousands of families across the Augusta area. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, The Augusta Chronicle will be featuring portraits of local survivors of...
View ArticleFaces of Survival: Carolyn Wood
For two years in the early 1980s, Carolyn Wood suffered from pain in her abdomen that radiated down her legs. Her doctor ordered exploratory surgery and discovered she had ovarian cancer that had...
View ArticleFaces of Survival: Carolyn Grissom
Carolyn Grissom was on vacation in Myrtle Beach the first week of June 2013 when she got the call from her doctor that she had breast cancer.No one in her family ever had breast cancer, so it came as a...
View ArticleFaces of Survival: Vivian Kinder
Six months after Vivian Kinder had her annual mammogram in 2010, her doctor called her to arrange another checkup. This time, cancer was found.“You go blank for a minute,” she said. “Then I told my...
View ArticleFaces of Survival: Sonya Hurlbut
Sonya Hurlbut was there for her daughter as she was being treated for cervical cancer in 2008 when she thought maybe she should schedule a checkup for herself.Hurlbut wasn’t one to go to the doctor,...
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