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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 1I enjoyed a trip down memory lane last night, when I had the pleasure of serving as emcee for William Byrd High School's Open House. I am a 1989 graduate of Byrd, and loved seeing the many improvements made to the school. As part of a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Black Friday (shopping), Robin the Boy Wonder (fictional character), George Clooney, American Red Cross
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Roanoke Company steps out to Fight Breast Cancer
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterThey work at a company that focuses on feet. Now employees at Foot Levelers in Roanoke will be moving their feet to fight breast cancer. Foot Levelers specializes in custom made Orthotic shoe inserts meant to stabilize the body and help with back, neck,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Roanoke's Elmwood Park: Preparing for Susan G. Komen Race
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterMore than 25 hundred people will converge on downtown Roanoke Saturday morning to move their feet in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. With just hours to go before the race, Elmwood Park was a busy place Friday as the work went on to prepare for the...Tags: Death, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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LewisGale to offer digital mammography at all of its locations
All LewisGale imaging and breast centers will soon offer digital mammography.
LewisGale already offers digital mammography at its Roanoke and Salem sites.
The technology will soon be available at its Blacksburg, Pulaski, Daleville and Alleghany...Tags: Health Insurance, Mammogram, Breast Surgery, Cancer
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Komen charity works to reassure supporters following national controversy
ReporterA local organization that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight breast cancer is trying to put a national controversy behind it. Tuesday, the local affiliate of the group Susan G. Komen for the Cure reassured its supporters that politics...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Roanoke Store makes millions: Workers don't care that they aren't paid
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterIt's a store you might not know about. It's been in Roanoke for 17 years and it's made more than $3 million dollars in sales, but the people who work there don't get paid. They're all volunteers. It is the Discovery Shop in Townside Festival Shopping...Tags: Skin Cancer, Fashion Trends, Cancer, World War II (1939-1945)
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Bill targeting breast cancer advances in the General Assembly
ReporterFor Cathryn Tatusko, a regular mammogram failed to reveal her breast cancer. She was diagnosed five months later, and now the Annandale resident is working to give other women the information they might need to make an early diagnosis. About 40...Tags: Mammogram, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Cancer
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Woman with advanced breast cancer helps other cancer patients- one hat at a time.
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterA Grayson County woman who's battling advanced breast cancer got a wish granted. She went on a trip last week to see Niagara Falls with her husband. The group called Making Memories gave Patti Hash Hodge this trip, which is dedicated to making...Tags: Grayson County, Health Treatments, Trips and Vacations, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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A new Roanoke fundraiser for to prevent & fight cancer
The Roanoke City Fire Department and EMS were all fired up on Saturday!
It was a sea of pink at the Roanoke Civic Center.
The event was called "Fired up for a Cure"
It was for breast cancer and other cancers.
All of this was put...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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"Real men" aren't afraid to wear pink in Salem
reporterThey might run into burning buildings, but Salem's firefighters aren't afraid to be "pretty in pink." Monday, the Fire Department unveiled its pink shirts to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, crews will...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Where to go if you can't afford a mammogram or pap test
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterIf you can't afford a mammogram it doesn't mean you can't get one. The same goes for pap tests for cervical cancer Pam Sheppard and Ellen Ambrose have something in common. "I was diagnosed three years ago," Ambrose said. They both had breast cancer....Tags: Mammogram, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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