Can't say it often enough, early detection saves lives

Our stories today have happy endings, all because these incredible women listened to their bodies, their healthcare professionals and had regular mammograms. Read on.

Sue Johnson is 62 years old with two grown daughters. There is a history of cancer on her dad’s side including an aunt who died of breast cancer. Johnson worked at Sandpoint Women’s Health for 18 years before moving over to medical records at Bonner General Health several years ago.

“I started having mammograms when I was 40. It was drilled into my head that they were important,” Johnson said. “I had a hysterectomy in 2003 because I had fibroids. I went off HRT (hormone replacement therapy) because it caused lumps that, although, benign were uncomfortable.”

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