Strut Your Style Fashion Show & Luncheon models walk the runway for a reason Story by Samantha Pogue • Photos by Julie Smith They are wives, mothers, sisters and grandmothers. They are leading business women in Mid-Missouri and volunteers in the community. They are strong, positive, beautiful...
Story by Samantha Pogue Six months before her scheduled mammogram in 2001, Nancy K. Gratz felt God was with her. At that time, she had mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection. Then she discovered a lump. “I was very busy and I did think about canceling...
A recurring theme Lori Hoelscher heard throughout her battle with breast cancer is “You’re going to be OK.” Her husband Delbert, her family, her friends and loved ones who had been through the same battle often said those words, but they said it with conviction. This simple, powerful declaration...
Liz Morrow knew soon after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was not going to let it win. After going in for a routine mammogram Nov. 28, 2017, shortly after finishing her doctorate degree classes, she was called back for a biopsy on Dec. 4. Her mother Bertha Armstead was with her when...
If there is one piece of advice Pam Schnieders could offer others diagnosed with breast cancer, it is to listen to your body and advocate for yourself if you feel like something isn’t right. She followed her own advice after she found a lump in her breast in 2007. “They did a mammogram and an ultrasound and...
Caretakers stand by their loved ones diagnosed with cancer Story by Sally Ince “It was difficult for both of us, I mean you know you don’t want to have to see your wife go through chemo,” Craig Bock said while speaking of his wife’s cancer treatment. Nearly 1 in 3 people in the United States...
Jefferson City area medical facilities share advances in cancer treatment and procedures Story by Samantha Pogue The estimated population of cancer survivors will increase to 20.3 million, almost 10 million males and 10.3 million females, who will still be alive by Jan. 1, 2026, according to the American...
Ashley Patterson connects community with ways to fight back against cancer Story by Samantha Pogue For more than a decade, Ashley Patterson worked in the sports industry for various gyms and health and fitness centers in St. Louis and California the state. However after moving back to her native...
HER writer and photographer shares her Amtrak experience to Missouri’s wine country Story and photos by Sally Ince I stood outside Jefferson Landing in historic downtown Jefferson City on a sunny Saturday morning as I waited for the Amtrak train to roll down the tracks. I had wanted to make...
