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Clark County Life

Pink Lemonade Project CEO Susan Stearns, right, talks with Portland resident Nicole Bell on Sept. 8 at The Standard Volunteer Expo at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. The nonprofit is trying to recruit more volunteers and raise its profile.

Vancouver-based Pink Lemonade Project emerges from pandemic bigger, stronger

Pink Lemonade Project CEO Susan Stearns, right, talks with Portland resident Nicole Bell on Sept. 8 at The Standard Volunteer Expo at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. The nonprofit is trying to recruit more volunteers and raise its profile.

October 9, 2022, 6:05am Breast Cancer

The Vancouver-based Pink Lemonade Project is growing exponentially. Read story

Check It Out: Get pumped up about celebrating autumn

October 9, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

Is it too early for me to celebrate autumn? I ask this because the calendar says that autumn officially started on Sept. 22, but the weather continues to have a definite summer vibe. Well, I’m going to be the cheerleader for fall regardless of the temperature. Two, four, six, eight,… Read story

Aliviah O'Hern, left, and Chelsea Jones carry their pumpkins on their heads at Bi-Zi Farms in Vancouver in 2018.

Orange you glad it’s pumpkin season in Clark County?

Aliviah O'Hern, left, and Chelsea Jones carry their pumpkins on their heads at Bi-Zi Farms in Vancouver in 2018.

October 9, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

If orange is your favorite color and your heart swells at the sight of a field full of flame-colored gourds, then grab your galoshes and head over to one of these pumpkin patches. From pick-your-own pumpkins and confounding corn mazes to fresh produce, tractor-pulled wagon rides and hay bale pyramids,… Read story

Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (1897-1987) with his father, John B. Fairbanks, in New York City. The Art Students League had just awarded the 13-year-old a scholarship in 1911. In 1929, the up-and-coming artist designed and unveiled the Pioneer Mother Memorial, which some interpret as representing Esther Short.

Clark County History: Influential artist

Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (1897-1987) with his father, John B. Fairbanks, in New York City. The Art Students League had just awarded the 13-year-old a scholarship in 1911. In 1929, the up-and-coming artist designed and unveiled the Pioneer Mother Memorial, which some interpret as representing Esther Short.

October 9, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

The charging ram ornament on the hood of Dodge trucks and the statue at the north end of Esther Short Park have something in common — Avard Fairbanks, who shaped both. During his 80-year career, the Utahan created 100 public monuments. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Riding in Army Jeep home from school a thrill

October 9, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

I was only 5 years old, but it seems like yesterday. Read story

From left: Lucy Beltran, Esthela Cazarez, Susan Stearns and Margarita Jimenez Pacheco stand by the bright pink car sponsored by Vancouver Toyota for Pink Lemonade Project. The women met for the first time in August after participating in a Latina support group for Spanish speaking patients that met virtually during the pandemic.

Latina support community forms for breast cancer patients in Oregon, Southwest Washington

From left: Lucy Beltran, Esthela Cazarez, Susan Stearns and Margarita Jimenez Pacheco stand by the bright pink car sponsored by Vancouver Toyota for Pink Lemonade Project. The women met for the first time in August after participating in a Latina support group for Spanish speaking patients that met virtually during the pandemic.

October 9, 2022, 5:41am Breast Cancer

When Lucy Beltran found out she had breast cancer in 2019, she scoured the internet searching for an Oregon or Washington support group in Spanish, her native language. After not finding any Latina support groups, she settled on the Pink Lemonade Project’s English support group, figuring it was “better than… Read story

High End Market Place store manager Jeffrey Hickok said he often recommends cannabis flower to help counteract chemotherapy side effects such as nausea and pain.

Is cannabis a solution for breast cancer patients’ chemo side effects?

High End Market Place store manager Jeffrey Hickok said he often recommends cannabis flower to help counteract chemotherapy side effects such as nausea and pain.

October 9, 2022, 5:39am Breast Cancer

The months after a breast cancer diagnosis can be frightening as patients weigh the pros and cons of treatment approaches. Patients may discuss radiation, chemotherapy, mastectomies and reconstruction with their oncologists. These days, there’s another thing that patients might add to that list: cannabis. Read story

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 LIKELY COVER Sonja Trytko (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Looking ahead in the face of metastatic breast cancer diagnosis

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 LIKELY COVER Sonja Trytko (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

October 9, 2022, 5:37am Breast Cancer

Sonja Trytko sought help at an urgent care clinic when she felt intense pain in her chest. The doctor sent her for a CT scan to rule out a blood clot. The diagnosis was a surprise: Trytko, then only 38, learned she had metastatic breast cancer. Read story

Breast cancer survivors Jaron Farley, right, and Brenda Fletcher Gaston chose different paths after mastectomy. Farley had implants that had to be removed nine years later; then she underwent DIEP flap reconstruction. Gaston decided to go flat.

Breast cancer patients face major decision post-mastectomy

Breast cancer survivors Jaron Farley, right, and Brenda Fletcher Gaston chose different paths after mastectomy. Farley had implants that had to be removed nine years later; then she underwent DIEP flap reconstruction. Gaston decided to go flat.

October 9, 2022, 5:35am Breast Cancer

After going to the doctor for a pulmonary angiogram in the summer of 2020, Jaron Farley heard news she hadn’t expected: Her breast implant had ruptured, and there was a chance she’d need it replaced. Read story

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Level with doctor on drinking whether or not you have a cancer diagnosis

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October 9, 2022, 5:30am Breast Cancer

Stir together the unexpected stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic and the easy comfort that alcohol brings stressed-out people. Read story