(Savannah) from 1990 to 2005. Every month WSAV dedicates time to breast education with our buddy check 3 program. Now we're painting a new chapter. WSAV is proud to co-sponsor paint the town pink. We've joined the Savannah morning news and Saint Joseph's/Candler. Passionately pink- the team effort is to raise community awareness about breast cancer. Everyone in this room knows someone who has come face to face with breast cancer.
Many like Antoinette Plummer stared it down. Helping paint the town pink here's how she thrived under unimaginable circumstances. "My mother , my father, my husband, my children. Just their love knowing I can draw my strength just by looking at them and knowing that everyday I should be grateful to be here to be cancer free," says Antoinette. Over the last 15 years the number of people being diagnosed with breast cancer has decreased. Technology played a role, but Doctor Howard Zaren says it's not the final answer. "It's people that make the difference. So people and knowledge. Getting into the population says I have to look after myself. the body is the most perfect machine that you can ever think about. Nothing has ever come close to its perfection. We have to take care of it," says Dr. Zaren. We hope you will with early detection and mammograms. "You have to fight it. There's too much out there to live for. And the early detection that's like even now. If I can say one thing to women go have a mammogram. It's worth it," says survivor Linda Royal. Follow Linda's advice. We hope you will participate in Paint The Town Pink's Day for Mammograms on October 27th. You can schedule a mammogram for that day by calling ...
912-819-pink.
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Paint The Town Pink Kickoff
The Second Annual Paint The Town Pink Campaign (Added: October 01, 2009)
It?s about raising awareness and encouraging early detection. Passionately Pink we want to help save lives. (more)
Today is the beginning of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Pink Message is serious.
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Published: October 01, 2009
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