{"id":483167,"date":"2026-10-02T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/483167\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T21:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:42:09","slug":"hope-lives-here-event-raises-breast-cancer-awareness-celebrates-survivors-and-marks-50000-donation-brand-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/483167\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope Lives Here event raises breast cancer awareness, celebrates survivors and marks $50,000 Donation \u2022 Brand stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

October kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month<\/p>\n

Every October, a sea of pink fills the lawn at the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute<\/a> at Long Beach Medical Center<\/a> as more than 100 people form a giant human ribbon\u2014symbolizing hope, unity, and the fight against breast cancer<\/a>. This powerful visual marks the kickoff of the annual \u201cHope Lives Here\u201d event, where the MemorialCare Breast Center<\/a> care team joins survivors, mentors, and employees to raise awareness about early detection and support for patients throughout their cancer journey.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event highlighted the many ways patients and families are supported through breast cancer\u2014from early detection and coordinated care to practical assistance that can make treatment more accessible.<\/p>\n

Among those sharing their stories was Stacy Byone, RN, a nurse navigator who has worked at the MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Medical Center for 20 years and was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Accustomed to guiding patients through diagnosis and treatment, Stacy spoke about what it was like to have those roles reversed\u2014to go from being the one providing care to the one receiving it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a nurse navigator, I\u2019m used to being the person patients turn to for answers and reassurance. When I became the patient, I was the one who needed that same support,\u201d said Byone. \u201cMy entire Breast Center friends and family guided me through every step of my diagnosis and treatment. Experiencing their care firsthand showed me how much it matters to have people beside you who not only understand the medical journey, but also see and support the person going through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event also included a $50,000 check presentation from the Kay Yow Cancer Fund<\/a> to the MemorialCare Breast Center. The funds will help support transportation needs for patients, helping reduce a practical barrier that can make it difficult to get to appointments and treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo woman should hear \u2018you have breast cancer\u2019 and wonder whether it could have been found sooner. Mammograms can detect cancer before symptoms appear, so schedule your annual screening, and encourage the women you love to do the same,\u201d said Jessica Rayhanabad, M.D.<\/a>, medical director, breast surgery, MemorialCare Breast Center, Long Beach Medical Center<\/a>. \u201cStacy\u2019s journey reminds us that every patient deserves to feel supported and never alone; and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund\u2019s support eases one more worry by helping patients get to their appointments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MemorialCare Breast Center, part of the Todd Cancer Institute<\/a> at Long Beach Medical Center, provides breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment, along with nurse navigation and other support to help patients understand and move through each stage of care.<\/p>\n

To schedule a mammogram<\/a> or learn more about the MemorialCare Breast Center, visit memorialcare.org\/LBBreast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Kay Yow Cancer Fund presented a $50,000 donation to support transportation needs for patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. Pictured from left: Gary Purushotham, CEO, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center; Lillian Breatdo, manager, Women Guiding Women, MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute; Sandy Lopez, RN, manager, MemorialCare Breast Center; Lisa Poormon, PT, executive director, clinical institute, MemorialCare; and Brian Rosario, director, Play4Kay, Kay Yow Cancer Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month Every October, a sea of pink fills the lawn at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132,2224],"class_list":["post-483167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-memorialcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}