Survivors

Susie Garland Adams attempted to keep a close eye on breast-cancer detection, but the disease still appeared out of nowhere. Thanks to a timely mammogram, Adams successfully combated the diagnosis over 12 years ago.

Survivors: Susie Adams

Latresa Phillips

Thursday, October 31, 2024

* Final in a 4-part series Sweetwater – In 2012, Susie Garland Adams was doing all the right things to detect breast cancer early. At 47 years of age, she had a regular exam at Tallulah Health Clinic by Dr. Patricia Johnson. She had been for her annual checkup by her OBGYN in Asheville.

Survivors: Jane Ledbetter

Latresa Phillips

Thursday, October 24, 2024

It’s been 28 years since Jane Ledbetter received the news that she had breast cancer. Ledbetter discovered the lump herself the previous December, after her sister Velma Bowers had been diagnosed the previous month.

Joy Stewart successfully battled two cases of breast cancer over a decade ago. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Survivors: Joy Stewart

Latresa Phillips

Thursday, October 17, 2024

* 2nd in a 4-part series West Buffalo – While each cancer is as unique as the person it affects – and the majority of breast cancer diagnoses come from families with no history of breast cancer – if your mother, sister, daughter, or other relatives were ever diagnosed with either breast cancer or...

Amy Rogers (left) said the support of her family helped pull her through a breast cancer diagnosis. She is pictured with her daughter Macy. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Survivors: Amy Rogers

Latresa Phillips

Friday, October 11, 2024

* 1st in a 4-part series Tallulah – On Aug. 9, 2023, Amy and Randy Rogers began a path of twists and turns that rocked their world in such a way that they could only turn to the Lord. Rogers remembers getting the call that Randy had wrecked his truck.