Pink Diamonds host fair to support breast cancer awareness and treatment

(The Dallas Examiner) – “I tell everyone, I have 29 years of survival because I have God and good insurance, but we all can’t have good insurance,” said Linda Lydia, the founder of the Pink Diamonds Survivors of Breast Cancer Incorporated, at their annual Best Southwest Community Health Fair and Cancer Awareness Ride on Oct. 12 at Armstrong Park in Duncanville.The organization, founded in 2020 for the sole purpose of raising money for women who are uninsured or underinsured going through various stages of breast cancer, donated $10,000 to the Bridge Breast Network. The organization shares a similar mission: providing resources for uninsured women affected by the disease.Related Stories Though Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than White women, the National Breast Cancer Foundation reported that the mortality rate from breast cancer has declined to 43% through 2020, with a combined five-year survival rate of 91% for all breast cancer types.Terry Wilson-Gray, Bridge Breast executive director, expressed that the donation provided by Pink Diamonds would ultimately translate to about $100,000 worth of services like mammograms, chemotherapy and wigs for women who cannot afford them.Lynette Berry, a Pink Diamonds member, received a free mammogram which led...