JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville church held a group well being honest Saturday to encourage folks to be extra conscious of their our bodies and search medical assist in the event that they discover something uncommon about their well being.
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For the primary time, the parking zone of the Legacy Ministries Worship Middle on College Boulevard was the location of a most cancers consciousness group well being honest.
Lorri Lee launched it in honor of her mom, Patricia Lee, who died of most cancers in 2018.
“She was all the time centered on supporting others and giving again to the group,” Lorri stated of her mom.
Patricia was identified with stage 2 metastatic breast most cancers in 2014. She went into remission, however then the most cancers returned aggressively in 2017.
She succumbed the next yr. Patricia was solely 52 years outdated.
Patricia's loss of life is what motivated her daughter, Lorri, to begin group work.
“I'm actually grateful,” Lorri stated in response to all of the individuals who attended. “I do know she is wanting down on me from heaven, proud and cheering me on.”
There have been free well being screenings, Zumba, chair yoga, massages, plus foods and drinks distributors on the well being honest that ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Audrey Holliday was one in every of a whole lot of attendees. He was carrying a sash that wanted no rationalization.
Holliday is a most cancers survivor and shared particulars of her journey with News4Jax.
Holliday says she all the time had annual mammograms, however final yr throughout one in every of them, she says her physician discovered most cancers in her left breast.
However one thing surprising occurred on the day he was because of have an MRI.
“On the morning of the MRI, I used to be showering, felt my proper breast, and located a lump,” Holliday stated. “Principally, the MRI discovered that the most cancers didn’t unfold from the left facet, however throughout a biopsy of the lump on the fitting facet, they found it was cancerous. With out actually realizing my physique and doing breast self-checks, I didn't notice it in time. It unfold.
Happily, Holliday stated he’s doing effectively after a process to forestall the most cancers from spreading additional. He went by way of chemotherapy and radiation. He’s now taking the drugs prescribed to him.
However Holliday and Lorri have some good recommendation for anybody hoping to catch any doable most cancers early.
“I encourage ladies to not rely solely on mammograms,” Holliday stated. “When you want that, additionally do breast self-exams and know your physique. I want I had recognized my physique a lot sooner.”
“What I need is for them to be extra conscious and handle themselves,” Lorri stated. “Handle your well being and well-being.”
As they are saying, wholesome consuming, annual checkups and screening assessments are key to early detection.
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