Monday, May 27 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-05-27 20:49:06 GMT
It's that time of year when swimming pool covers are coming off. With all of that swimming often comes a price of dry skin and hair. The owner of Heights of Health, Tracy Wakefield-Southwick,
It's that time of year when swimming pool covers are coming off. With all of that swimming often comes a price of dry skin and hair. The owner of Heights of Health, Tracy Wakefield-Southwick,
We were thrilled when we had the opportunity to make the announcement on air at FOX 26 that a diabetic alert dog could be a very real possibility for a local family in need. It all started with the dream of the owners of...
We were thrilled when we had the opportunity to make the announcement on air at FOX 26 that a diabetic alert dog could be a very real possibility for a local family in need. It all started with the dream of the owners of...
The 11th Annual Children at Risk Golf Classic, hosted by FOX 26 anchor Melissa Wilson, was a huge success! The event took place at The Woodlands Country Club on the tournament course.
The 11th Annual Children at Risk Golf Classic, hosted by FOX 26 anchor Melissa Wilson, was a huge success! The event took place at The Woodlands Country Club on the tournament course.
Sugar Land City Hall was "pretty in pink," Friday night, all lit up with the signature color of breast cancer awareness.
The event, appropriately enough dubbed Pretty in Pink, was aimed at boosting awareness and raising money for cancer patients in Fort Bend County.
Gail Parker was the keynote speaker, marking a personal milestone: it has been exactly 21 months since she first discovered the lump in her right breast.
Parker says the lump might have been missed during her routine mammogram, just over a year earlier.
"Probably if it was there 13 months before - which is even doubtful - but if it was there, it would not have been picked up," she said.
About one quarter of women ultimately diagnosed with breast cancer actually discovered their own tumors, says Parker's surgeon, Dr. Sandra Templeton.
"Even in today's age where we have amazing mammography, still there's a fair amount of breast cancer that is found by feeling it themselves," said Templeton.
Faced with a form of cancer that was more aggressive than many, Gail Parker opted for a double mastectomy. Now, her cancer is in remission.
Parker and her surgeon urge women to know their bodies and perform breast self-examinations regularly.
For more information about the Pretty in Pink event, or to donate to the cause, click here:
