2014 EDITION — OCTOBER 10
THE POWER OF
PINK THE POWER OF PINK GALA This year’s 2014 Power of Pink Masquerade Ball will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Kye’s in Jeffersonville.
SURVIVOR STORIES
TRINA AMOS
SHIRLEY BAIRD
RIA DEGROAT & LIA ENGLE
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Trina Amos was diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer in 2007 and underwent a bilateral mastectomy before switching oncologists. Through her hardships, Amos says she is living a much happier life now and has the courage to share her experience.
Despite being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in January, Shirley Baird maintained her full-time job and an elected position on the New Albany City Council. After undergoing a mastectomy and Staph infection, Baird hopes to raise awareness by telling her story.
SHARON MCELROY
JAMIE THEVENOT
MARILYN WHITE
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Two years ago, Sharon McElroy discovered she had breast cancer after doctors found an abnormality in her right breast. Despite an operation that left her voiceless for a short time and a decision to have her breast removed, McElroy says she survived and thrived from it.
An extra $50 saved Jamie Thevenot’s life after she decided to spend the money on a digital tomosynthesis test during her yearly mammogram. Doctors were able to use 3D imaging to discover suspicious lesions in her breast to detect the cancer and begin treatment.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in the late 1980s and again about 20 years later, Marilyn White says she has seen a significant change in how society reacts to the disease. With advancements in treatment, she was able to take experimental drugs and beat the odds to survive.
Page 15 Lia Engle found out she had breast cancer soon after her mother Ria DeGroat was diagnosed with the same disease in 2011. Testing confirmed DeGroat had passed on a BRCA mutation gene to Engle that causes hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.