{"id":26581,"date":"2020-12-04T18:38:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T18:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=328722"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:15:52","slug":"breast-cancer-patient-raising-money-for-55-women-to-get-mammograms-before-her-55th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/breast-cancer-patient-raising-money-for-55-women-to-get-mammograms-before-her-55th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Patient Raising Money for 55 Women to Get Mammograms Before Her 55th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yearly mammograms can be an important tool for breast cancer detection. It\u2019s recommended that all women begin getting them between ages 45 and 50, with others at higher risk of breast cancer starting earlier. One Alabama woman who knows the importance of these health screenings is making sure other women schedule theirs.<\/span><\/p>\n

After her yearly mammogram, which she received a few months before her 55th birthday, Tuscaloosa County woman Annette Smallwood was diagnosed with breast cancer. Because that mammogram caught her cancer, she decided she wanted<\/a> other women to get their screenings, as well. That gave rise to her \u201c55 for 55\u201d initiative. With that, Smallwood aims to raise $7,000 to cover the cost for the procedures for 55 other women before her 55th birthday on January 23rd.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Facebook page<\/a> for the initiative says, \u201cAfter being diagnosed with Breast Cancer in October I realized how lucky I was. Turns out I have great insurance, an amazing family and the best group of supportive friends a girl could have asked for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Smallwood explained that those blessings made her want to pay it forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the fundraiser, Smallwood decided to auction off the chance to shave her head, which she figured she\u2019d have to do anyway as her treatment progresses. She posted the video to the initiative\u2019s Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before her hair was shaved, she said, \u201cPart of this has fallen out. I started chemo two weeks ago. They warned me it was going to happen. I knew it was going to happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the video, she also said she plans to do many other fundraising efforts before the deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s optimistic that those will help her reach her goal. Her Facebook page says<\/a>, \u201cAnnette reached out to her friends asking if they thought she was crazy to think she could raise enough money to pay for 55 mammograms by her 55th birthday! No one thought she was crazy and everyone encouraged her to march forward!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Smallwood says<\/a> after she was diagnosed, she found out that one of her closest male friends had had breast cancer, as well. She wants everyone to be aware that the disease affects men and women.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can watch the Facebook live video of her haircut below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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