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“There is life after cancer”: TMC Bonham Hospital’s Pink Ladies find hope and healing in one another
By Taylor Brooks BONHAM, Texas (KXII) - Pink vests and jackets fill the TMC Bonham Hospital gift shop, but the color means more than meets the eye. “We’re the Pink Lady
family,” Gloria Nelson, TMC B o n h a m H o s p i t a l volunteer and breast cancer survivor, said. The name Pink Ladies represents the memorable vests and jackets the volunteers wear, but for some workers the experience of being a pink lady expands beyond the uniform. The pink vests acts as their armor, signifying the pain
and struggle, but also the strength of breast cancer survivors worldwide. “In fall of 2015, I discovered my lump in the shower,” Sherry Howard, TMC Bonham Hospital volunteer and breast cancer survivor, said. “Mine was diagnosed through just a regular mammogram,” Nelson said. “I found the nodule and went to the doctor the following day. They did my biopsy. They did 2 biopsies and he said, we’re going to do surgery in the morning.
It was that quick,” Juanema
an inspiration to me every
life after cancer,” Howard
volunteer and breast cancer survivor, said. One in every eight women experience breast cancer according to the American Cancer “When you’re on that chemo, you really want to die. It’s so rough. But I think we can encourage others and that, you know, you can do this,” Nelson said. But, the Pink Ladies have six survivors within the gift shop walls. “These ladies are just
breast cancer survivors, I can tell you that we are blessed every day by doing this.” The ribbon ties women across the world together in a shared experience. “Find friends that have the same experience as you have. And gather, gather together with your pink friends. They’re out there...There is
The ribbon is dyed pink for a purpose. “The pink stands for something, hope,” Howard said. Weaving unique, yet shared stories together to heal and remind why so many “Think Pink”.
Bar, TMC Bonham Hospital day,” Howard said. “Being said. 07/02/19
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