Two North Texas women drawn together by personal and family experience with breast cancer have collaborated to spread a little joy to others taking chemotherapy. They want to help people during their treatments that can cause them to be very sick while fighting the disease.
Read MoreIt was a packed house with almost a thousand who turned out and turned it up at the 21st Annual Sister to Sister Fitness Festival at the Alan E. Sims Cedar Hill Recreation Center.
Read MoreCelebration Life Foundation kicked off its 21st Annual Sister to Sister Fitness Festival earlier this month, this year’s theme was titled “We’re on This Journey Together.” Dallas Cowboys,”Hall of Famer,” Emmitt Smith’s Sister, Marsha Smith Hill, was the event’s “kick-off coach.” Hill, a breast cancer survivor brought an inspirational and emotional message of faith. “Early detection is the key! keep your atmosphere saturated with people who are positive, encouraging, and uplifting.
Read MoreHolding the rushing records for the NFL, former running back Emmitt Smith has taken a lot of hits in his 15-season career as a professional football player. Yet, nothing prepared him for the impact of the hit upon hearing the news.
Read MoreA highlight of the 20-year anniversary of the Celebrating Life Foundation’s Sister to Sister Fitness Festival has to be the cooking demonstration by Chef Mary Lou Davis, the season 19 Hell’s Kitchen Finalist.
Read MoreBefore the internet, when breast cancer was spoken about mostly in private, Beverly Vote learned and relied on the therapeutic power of sharing her story. The sharing of that story resulted in the launch of the Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, now entering its 15th year of publication.
Read MoreIn 2007, not long after fulfilling her dream of living in Paris, France, Karla Baptiste was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer at the age of 34. She had just received her MBA and, like most new graduates, she was on top of the world and thinking, ‘The best is yet to come.’
Read More“When I lost my mother to cancer last August, it gave me an opportunity to understand how short life is. It also has given me the opportunity to understand how important it is to eat as healthy as possible and to treat my body like a temple,” said Barber, who gave up her crown in June.
Read MoreCEDAR HILL, Texas- Breast Cancer Awareness month is in full effect and The Celebrating Life Foundation hosted its 14th annual “Sister to Sister” fitness festival in Cedar Hill on Saturday. The non-profit educates African American women about the breast cancer and encourages early detection…
Read MoreCEDAR HILL — It’s a battle that many have survived, And the same fight Cynthia Duskin is all too familiar with.
“I kept denying it, one because breast cancer doesn’t run in my family”, the cancer survivor said. “I never imagined it would have affected me.”
Thanks to the annual event, Sister To Sister Fitness Festival, Cynthia was able to detect early signs of cancer, just before things got really bad…
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