Our Journey of Hope is a ministry that supports those on their cancer journey, and for Breast Cancer Awareness month they hosted a cancer awareness fundraiser luncheon.
Breast cancer survivor Marteka Cox said after one of her mammograms, she was told she needed a second test. Cox said she is a frugal person, and she ignored giving the second test for two years, but her mom told her she needed to do it this time. Cox was then diagnosed with breast cancer.
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