Knit For Life crafts partnership at Swedish/Issaquah
November 20, 2012
Volunteers Leslie Albro (left) and Ellen Harbison knit and converse while waiting for members to join the session. By Lauren LeMieux
Tanya Parieaux was taught to knit by her grandmother when she was a little girl. Many years later, the craft would comfort her in an unexpected way.
Knitting helped her get through her battle with breast cancer. She was first diagnosed in 1996 and for a second time in 2009.
“I had a hard time focusing on television and reading books and things, because I just keep thinking I have cancer, I have cancer, I have cancer,” Parieaux said. Knitting “ was something I did where time would pass so quickly.”
It didn’t take Parieaux long to share the comfort she found in knitting with others. In 1997, she began going around the high-dose chemo floor at the University of Washington Medical Center with a big basket of yarn and needles. She offered lessons and materials to anyone who wanted to participate.
Firefighters don pink for breast cancer awareness
October 16, 2012
Eastside Fire & Rescue employees and firefighters plan to don pink shirts from Oct. 17-19 to show support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The agency joins the International Association of Firefighters and many other local and national groups in the fight against cancer. In the United States, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, according to the American Cancer Society.
“No one is outside the reach of cancer,” EFR Chief Lee Soptich said in a statement. “Whether personally afflicted or in support of friends, family, neighbors or coworkers, most of us have experienced the impacts of cancer, and feel it a privilege to be associated with this worthy cause.”
Pizzeria offers ‘Slice of Hope’ for breast cancer awareness
October 12, 2012
NEW — 8 a.m. Oct. 12, 2012
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria is offering breast cancer patients a Slice of Hope by donating 20 percent of sales Friday to the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation, a national charity based in Seattle.
Tutta Bella operates restaurants in Issaquah and Seattle.
Slice of Hope unites pizzerias across the nation to fight breast cancer. Funds raised across the country support the nation’s leading breast cancer researchers, including those at UW Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
“Tutta Bella wants to help end this disease,” Tutta Bella founder Joe Fugere said in a statement. “That’s why from now until the Oct. 12 event we will match dollar for dollar up to $5,000 for any donations made at Tutta Bella in addition to donating 20 percent of sales on Oct. 12.”
Firefighters wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 11, 2012
NEW — 10 a.m. Oct. 11, 2012
Eastside Fire & Rescue employees and firefighters plan to don pink shirts from Oct. 17-19 to show support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The agency joins the International Association of Firefighters and many other local and national groups in the fight against cancer. In the United States, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, according to the American Cancer Society.
“No one is outside the reach of cancer,” EFR Chief Lee Soptich said in a statement. “Whether personally afflicted or in support of friends, family, neighbors or coworkers, most of us have experienced the impacts of cancer, and feel it a privilege to be associated with this worthy cause.”
Sisters open BRAS Thermography breast-health center
July 10, 2012
Sisters Ingrid Adams, Ursula Walker and Theora Dalupan recently opened BRAS Thermography, a breast-health center and store specializing in a screening process for women utilizing thermography and breast education.
Breast thermography is a 15-minute, noninvasive screening used for alerting women’s doctors to changes that indicate early stage breast disease or abnormalities. BRAS also offer supplements and gifts, all geared toward breast health.
The sisters attended the American College of Clinical Thermology with the designation of clinical thermographer, and became members of the professional organization ACCT for Thermography.
BRAS Thermography is at 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite 44, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Call 677-8430 for more information or to make an appointment. Special after-hours appointments are available upon request.
Washingtonians marry less, divorce more, live longer
March 20, 2012
In 2010, 909 couples married on Aug. 21 — the biggest day for weddings in the Evergreen State.
The total — and other figures from the state Center for Health Statistics — offer a snapshot of life and death in Washington.
Washingtonians live longer than the national average. The latest figures from the Center for Health Statistics also indicate more divorces, fewer pregnancies and better prenatal care for expectant mothers.
Statewide, the number of pregnancies, births and abortions continues to drop.
Evergreen Ford lands mobile breast cancer unit for Issaquah
February 29, 2012
NEW — 4 p.m. Feb. 29, 2012
Women can receive complimentary tests for breast cancer Friday as a state-of-the-art detection service rolls into Issaquah.
The effort, the Ford Women’s Health Initiative Mobile Breast Imaging Tour, offers the latest in 3-D breast cancer detection technology inside a bus outfitted as a mobile testing unit. The service is open to all women.
The bus stops at Walgreens, 6300 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E. Women interested in the service must make appointments, because space is limited. Call 855-380-TEST toll free or go to www.fordwomenshealth.com.
The local Ford dealership, Evergreen Ford, joined a national effort to bring the mobile testing unit to Issaquah. Ford Motor Co. Fund — a charitable arm of automaker Ford Motor Co. — Hope Now International and mobile medical-testing provider HealthFair partnered to offer the service.
The mobile detection unit last stopped at the local Walgreens in November 2011.
Homecoming: ‘I Believe’ we won
November 22, 2011
Samantha Garrard Issaquah High School
Many have written about Issaquah High School’s homecoming and the students who were suspended or expelled due to underage drinking. What hasn’t been covered is the immense success the week brought to the student body and the greater community.
The overall theme of this year’s homecoming was “I Believe,” and more specifically “I Believe That We Can Beat Cancer.” The idea was to allow students to think beyond themselves and help the greater community. Homecoming wasn’t a one-day event; it was a weeklong Spirit Week that will have a permanent positive effect.
“A week that would usually be ‘all about me’ was now changed to ‘all about someone else,’” Principal Paula Phelps said.
Several fundraisers that week promoted the fight against cancer. The Associated Student Body sold hot pink T-shirts that promoted breast cancer awareness with proceeds going to help fight breast cancer. The ASB also encouraged students to “Boycott the Boutonniere” and instead purchase a breast cancer awareness ribbon to wear.
“Officers for the student body are always trying to unite their student body, make our school a fun place to be and serve our community, but this year they took it to an amazing level,” said Tim Baynes, the ASB teacher.
Evergreen Ford steers mobile breast cancer unit to Issaquah
November 8, 2011
Women can receive complimentary tests for breast cancer as a state-of-the-art detection service rolls into Issaquah.
The effort, the Ford Women’s Health Initiative Mobile Breast Imaging Tour, offers the latest in 3-D breast cancer detection technology inside a bus outfitted as a mobile testing unit. The service is open to all women.
The bus stops at Walgreens, 6300 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., Nov. 16. The mobile testing unit offers screenings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Women interested in the service must make appointments, because space is limited. Call 855-380-TEST toll free or go to www.fordwomenshealth.com.
The local Ford dealership, Evergreen Ford, joined a national effort to bring the mobile testing unit to Issaquah. Ford Motor Co. Fund — a charitable arm of automaker Ford Motor Co. — Hope Now International and mobile medical-testing provider HealthFair partnered to offer the service.
King County Council proclaims Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 18, 2011
NEW — 10 a.m. Oct. 18, 2011
King County Council members declared October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to recognize cancer survivors and people battling breast cancer.
Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Issaquah’s representative, encouraged women to undergo regular screenings for breast cancer.
“The medical screening process is easy and fast and should be part of the regular health care routine for women older than 40,” she said after the council issued the proclamation Monday. “Early diagnosis and treatment has proven effective in saving lives.”
In addition to celebrating cancer survivors, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a reminder of the importance of annual mammograms and regular self-examinations.
