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HER | Pamela Betts: 'Early detection is key, I wasted valuable time' I woke up one morning four years ago with pain around my nipple, an aching that at times was a sharp kind of pain in my right breast. I got up and did a self-exam. My breast was sore to touch. I didn't feel any abnormalities. Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 5:34pm

HER | Hannah Sullivan: 'Breast cancer is so much more than a pink ribbon' My name is Hannah Sullivan and I am a 9-year breast cancer survivor. Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 5:32pm

HER | Rita Cooksey: A promise passes down from mother to daughter The year was 1985, late spring. My mother, Minnie Scott, felt a lump in her right breast, close to the center of her chest. Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 5:22pm

HER | Keri Davis Young: 'Lord, what are you saving me for?' To understand some of the reasoning behind my story, I need to go back to the worst time in my life, October 7, 2017. I had a single-person car wreck in a very remote area. I was told that a game warden found me (I never have thanked him; I hope he is reading this). Paramedics took me to CHRISTUS St. Michael ER, from where they airlifted me to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Little Rock. That decision helped save my life. I remember nothing. They did not think I was going to make it. Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 5:20pm

HER | Know Your Neighbor: 'It is nice when someone tells you that you made a difference' After 32 years of caring for patients, Bowie County native Samantha Rogers found herself being cared for by others. Having only moved away from this area twice in her life, Samantha has planted deep roots in Northeast Texas. Her dad worked in the oilfield industry when she was an infant. He was moved with his family to Odessa, Texas, but the family moved back in Texarkana when she was just 4 years old. by Katie Stone | contributing writer Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 5:02pm

HER | 'You want to be whole': Breast reconstruction is positive ending for many cancer patients Dr. Angela Stanford calls her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy the best she ever made, but because of the reconstructive surgery she got afterward, many of those around her may not know what she went through. "Because I did this over the summer, there's people probably even that I work with that don't know that I did this. There's no obvious change," said Stanford, an associate professor of education at Southern Arkansas University. by Karl Richter Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:55pm

HER | COVID-19's effects on breast care, mammograms In June, the Susan G. Komen organization restructured and this year's Texarkana Race for the Cure was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. For those in need of breast health services locally, these were major blows. The Race has brought in $6.9 million over the past 20 years, and more than 75% of that has stayed local to provide breast care and mammograms through medical centers around Texarkana. The rest was used to support breast cancer research. by Andrew Bell Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:47pm

HER | Dealing with cancer during an outbreak: Virus symptoms may be more severe for cancer patients COVID-19 first appeared in late 2019 and has changed life for the foreseeable future. While many people are quick to focus on the ways COVID-19 has affected their abilities to shop, visit with friends and relatives or travel, the virus has made life especially difficult for people with pre-existing health conditions. Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:45pm

HER | Susan G. Komen restructures, cancels race due to pandemic The National Headquarters of Susan G. Komen restructured the organization into "One Komen" earlier this year. All affiliates across the United States, including the Arkansas Affiliate and the Texarkana office, have closed, becoming part of a united entity. by Lori Dunn Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:38pm

HER | Breast cancer doesn't discriminate: Young mother sees diagnosis as an opportunity to educate others Well before the age when mammograms are recommended, Kimberly McDaniel, 33, discovered a lump in her breast. She was pregnant with her third child and because of her youth, she brushed it off. by Ashley Gardner Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:37pm

HER | ArtWall has history of survivor voices: For years, the ArtWall at the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council's ArtSpark downtown featured the powerful work of breast cancer survivors. by Aaron Brand Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:29pm

HER | The risk factors for breast cancer No two women are the same. But when it comes to breast cancer, women from all walks of life share various risk factors for a disease that the World Health Organization indicates is the most frequent cancer among women. Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:15pm

HER | The Notorious RBG: Champion of gender equality As the second-ever female Supreme Court justice, and the first Jewish female justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was responsible for many rulings that helped further the cause of gender equality. An outspoken feminist, she became known as the "liberal wing" of the Court from her appointment in 1993 until her death on Sept. 18. by Kate Stow - Contributing Writer Published Sep. 30 2020 @ 4:03pm