by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 4, 2017 | Profile
Breast cancer affects everyone—both men and women. That’s why the American Cancer Society (ACS) recruits men to fight breast cancer through their Real Men Wear Pink campaign. The distinguished group of West Michigan community leaders is determined to raise...
by Kelsea Rounds | Sep 26, 2017 | Profile
“I need to be alive for my kids.” Jori Phillips, a mother to three girls and one boy, was 35 when she felt a lump in her breast. She was breastfeeding her baby when one breast felt empty, and the other constantly felt full of milk. She went in for a...
by Kelsea Rounds | Jun 21, 2017 | Cityscene
If you ever wanted to tour Grand Rapids while simultaneously helping to free the world from cancer, you’re in luck. Mary Manier, Director of Sales at Experience Grand Rapids (EXGR), is a breast cancer survivor and group tour industry professional—who decided to...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 1, 2015 | Relationships
It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many of us are planning to show our support of the cause in our own way. Some will participate in walks or runs, bring a meal to friend fighting the disease, contact government representatives to lobby for breast...
by Kelsea Rounds | Jul 29, 2015 | Cityscene
It is estimated that one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. At West Michigan Woman, we know this statistic all too well. One of us watched her aunt live through a diagnosis of breast cancer and double mastectomy, just weeks after her...
