The Storehouse<\/a> in June 2022, more than 200 neighbors have received free mammograms. When a concern is identified, patients are referred for follow-up care through a patient navigation process that helps connect them with low-cost or charitable medical services whenever possible.<\/p>\n\u201cSince partnering with The Storehouse, we\u2019ve seen firsthand how access changes outcomes,\u201d said Elizabeth Brewer, medical director of internal medicine at Golden Cross Academic Clinic. \u201cWorking together, we are providing both women and men access to ongoing medical care, education, and preventive services. Programs like the mobile mammography unit help us meet neighbors where they are, empowering them to take charge of their health.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Storehouse neighbor Nancy Ferguson, the mobile mammography program arrived just in time. After losing her mother to breast cancer and being identified as high risk herself, Ferguson knew the importance of regular screenings. But after a divorce left her uninsured, she had gone years without a mammogram.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had been searching for somewhere to get screened, and then one day I passed by a mobile mammography unit in front of The Storehouse,\u201d said Ferguson. \u201cIt was like God had put it there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Originally from Honduras, Ferguson has lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades and works as a nanny near The Storehouse. She was already familiar with the organization\u2019s food pantry and classes when she discovered that the mammography bus offered free screenings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went inside to see if they had time to see me and was able to make an appointment,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt so blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Ferguson, breast cancer is deeply personal. Her mother battled the disease twice, and multiple family members have faced other cancers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always done self-exams, but a screening is so important,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Storehouse provides this at no cost, and that can save your life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today, Ferguson focuses on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and sharing her story to encourage others.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy advice to other women is simple \u2014 don\u2019t wait,\u201d she said. \u201cBe healthy for yourself and your family. The Storehouse has helped me in so many ways \u2014 with food, clothing, mammograms, doctor visits and referrals. Everyone has taken such good care of me. I feel truly blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Golden Cross Academic Clinic, an outpatient department of Methodist Dallas Medical Center, provides comprehensive healthcare for patients in Oak Cliff, South Dallas and surrounding communities. Through its partnership with The Storehouse, it extends that mission to Plano-area residents through free screenings and education initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cOur partnership with Golden Cross Academic Clinic first began in 2022, enabling us to refer our neighbors to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-14399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-plano","9":"tag-plano-headlines","10":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}