Sunday, November 4, 2012
Cindy Menzies has been cancer-free for seven years and now uses her experiences to encourage her patients.
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- Laura Cassar
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Cindy Menzies is a breast cancer survivor. She is also an oncology nurse who never expected to be a patient in her own office. But there is a silver lining to the two surgeries, seven weeks of radiation and five years of Tamoxifen that Menzies endured, and her father was the first to recognize it. "My dad is the ultimate optimist," said Menzies, who lives and works in Oakland County. "When I told him I had breast cancer, the first thing he said was, 'Wow, you're going to be such a better nurse from this.' "And you know what? It's so true." As an inpatient oncology nurse at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Menzies saw cancer and its effects daily. When she was having trouble swallowing, she went to her doctor; she remembers being "sure" she had …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Downtown business owners hold a pink lantern launch for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Saturday evening found downtown Wyandotte filled with breast cancer survivors, and their friends and family. The Wyandotte Pink Lantern Launch for Breast Cancer helped support Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital's Yes Ma'am mammogram program. Local photographer Anthony DeCuir captured part of the event on video. The event was part of Wyandotte's Paint the Town Pink in honor of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Paint the Town Pink is a joint effort of downtown business owners, who have formed the “Tatas Task Force” to host several events promoting breast cancer awareness. For more information, read the full story. For photos from the lantern lift-off, check out our complete gallery.
Friends, family and survivors filled downtown Wyandotte on Saturday to help fight breast cancer.
Saturday evening found downtown Wyandotte filled with breast cancer survivors, and their friends and family. The Wyandotte Pink Lantern Launch for Breast Cancer helped support Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital's Yes Ma'am mammogram program. The event was part of Wyandotte's Paint the Town Pink in honor of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Paint the Town Pink is a joint effort of downtown business owners, who have formed the “Tatas Task Force” to host several events promoting breast cancer awareness. For more information, read the full story. Did you attend Saturday's event? You can upload your own photos using the link above.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
The Bloomfield Hills native not only has rallied for her husband Mitt Romney's presidential bid, but Ann Romney also has thrown her support behind breast cancer awareness.
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- John Hetzler
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
While Ann Romney has taken to the presidential campaign trail to support her husband Mitt Romney, she also has rallied her efforts for another cause: breast cancer awareness. Ann Romney, a native of Bloomfield Hills and a student at Cranbrook, is a breast cancer survivor. In 2008, Ann Romney had surgery to remove a precancerous lump from her breast, according to the Boston Globe. Mitt Romney told CNN that Barack Obama, at the time the president-elect, called to offer his prayers to the Romney family. So while Ann Romney has campaigned for her husband this month, including a stop in Bloomfield Township on Oct. 12, she also has focused her attention on breast cancer awareness. Both Ann Romney and Michelle Obama wore pink dresses at the …
Peter Rose
7:59 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
An amazing finish to Paint the Town Pink. Could have been warmer, and Michigan/MS could have picked a different day to play, and we could sold a lot more glasses. But it was SO gratifying --- the launch was fun and beautiful and rewarding. For all that attended, for the Jaycees, Council, DPS, Municipal Service, the 6 Pioneer Wine Trail wineries that were here, Sweet Nothings, Nana's, Mayor … more ›