One Day For Mammograms

(Savannah) 47-year-old Lisa Cox is not just satisfied with doing breast self exams.  Breast Cancer has a history with her family.  a frightening moment forced Lisa several years ago to get screened.  “So I got a mammogram then turns out to be nothing, but it scared me to feel a lump.  So after that I said we’re not going to take any chances.”  Lisa’s happy that her test this year falls on a community wide day for mammograms.  “It’s one of the easiest tests that you’ll go through, and it’s worth knowing that it can save your life by catching something early,“ says Lisa.  Sporting pink, Telfair Pavilion Mammography Technicians work to do at least 200 mammograms in 10 hours.  Like Lisa, Hilda Stevenson is glad to be in that number.  “It’s important because it’s a lifesaver.  I’ve had a lot of friends and family members who actually had breast cancer, and they didn’t know about it or didn’t find out about it until it was actually too late.  So it’s very important,“ says Hilda.  Lisa’s advice to women…think about the people you love.  Don’t gamble with your health.  “It gives you peace of mind knowing that you are taking care of yourself.  You’ve got to take care of yourself first before you take care of anyone else,“ says Lisa.  More than 200 people showed up to be screened today—“A Day For Mammograms.“