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Breast Cancer Survivors Sing Out
Performance
Sunday at
Legacy atrium
Celebrate the lives of Portland
area women who have battled and
survived breast cancer when the
Sisters in Survival choir sing to
the heavens w ith jo y in their
hearts. The local choir will per
form Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. in
the atrium of Legacy Emanuel
M edical Center in north Portland.
Julianne Johnson, a local singer,
actress and community activist di
rects the choir. She is also a long
tim e ad v o cate for re g u la r
mammograms and proper screen
ing. Her mother is a two-time breast
cancer survivor, who Johnson said
has an unparalleled tenacity and
indomitable spirit.
The free community event is part
of Worship in Pink and made pos
sible by Legacy Health, the Oregon
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and Southwest Washington Affili I He S isters in Survival c h o ir spreads a m essage o f hope by ce le bra ting th e ir survival from b re a s t cancer.
Prescription Drug
Turn-ins Saturday
In an effort to help community
residents discard ol their old medica-
tions in a safe and environmentally
friendly way, two prescription drug
tum-in events will be held Saturday,
Oct. 29, as part of a nationwide effort
to reduce the misuse of drugs.
The Center for Student Health
and Counseling at Portland State
University will host its prescription
drug tum-in in front of the student
health and counseling office, lo-
cated at 1880 S.W. Sixth Ave.
All prescription medications,
Student Health and Counseling
Office.
The city of Beaverton and the
Beaverton Police Department will
hold a drug tum-in at Beaverton
samples, over the counter medica-
tions, vitamins, pet medication, médi
cated ointments, and liquids in leak-
proof containers will be accepted,
The tum-in is being held with the help
of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
and the Portland Office of Neighbor-
hood Involvement,
“Providing an easy way for
people to get rid of their unneeded
medications is a way of keeping
them out of the hands of people for
whom they were not prescribed,”
saidDr.DanaTasson,headofPSU’s
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ing Ecumenical Ministries of Or
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When Johnson became involved
in the early planning stages for the
event, she thought of her mother,
and knew a survivor’s choir was
needed.
“I know my voice is my strength
to make changes and I want to break
any misconceptions about the out
look of cancer survivors,” she said.
“These are strong vibrant women
who live in the moment. They are
not defeated.”
The choir, which currently has 21
members whose ages range from
early 40s to 87, is made up of women
currently fighting the disease, as
well as short-term and long-term
survivors.
Approximately 30 church con
gregations will also provide breast
cancer awareness and education to
under-screened women in ourcom -
munities as part of the Worship in
Pink campaign.
City Hall, 4755 S.W. Griffith Drive. medical supplies like thermometers,
Participants at both sites are syringes, sharps, IV bags, bloody
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tions in original containers. The ox id e, aerosol cans, in h alers,
collections do not include other EpiPens or other medical wastes.
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