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| Breast Cancer |
| Beth's Garden |
| Beth Bjorlin was only 41 years old when she lost her valiant fight against inflammatory breast cancer. |
| The Husband’s Point of View |
| Sandra Bruno’s husband, Ken, is a take-charge guy. But when his wife developed breast cancer, he knew that his would be a supporting role. |
| In Our Own Backyard |
| If there's one thing Sandra Bruno of Stratford never puts off, it's her annual mammogram. But this time, her radiologist found an abnormality on her mammogram—a mass in her left breast. More tests were needed to determine whether it was, or was not, cancer. |
| Inspired by Care |
| Diagnosed in 1998 with a small tumor in her left breast, Cathy Gross was determined to aggressively treat her cancer. She elected to have a mastectomy and a lymph node dissection. |
| Local Yoplait Champion Barbara Bellinger |
| When Barbara Bellinger found out she had breast cancer she changed her mindset from “I’m going to die” to “It’s worth the fight.” She soon realized that, as an African American woman, she was up against frightening statistics of survival for her demographic. |
| The Teacher / Coach |
| This lifelong educator finds that her own experience with breast cancer is inspiring her to teach others. |
| We’ll Get Through it Together |
| At age 39, Fairfield resident Annette Serniak had never given much thought to breast cancer. She hadn't yet had her first mammogram and didn't perform regular breast self-exams. But she knew something was wrong when she accidentally found a lump. |
| Gastrointestinal Cancers |
| Margaret’s Story |
| After returning from a relaxing Florida vacation just days before, Fairfield resident Peg Clark found herself in a situation she never anticipated. Bridgeport Hospital’s team of expert pathologists confirmed that Peg had a GIST—a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. |
| Have You Been Screened? |
| On the Wonneberger family tree, going back three generations, almost every family member has had colon cancer or polyps. |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| The Four-Letter Word |
| Dawn Tenney was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in her chest and neck. |
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