Women raise $11K for Roanoke Hospitality House by shaving heads for friend with cancer
Three friends launched #FightLikeABroad fundraiser after one of them faced a devastating diagnosis
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Three friends launched #FightLikeABroad after one of them faced a devastating diagnosis.
Friday morning, inside the Grandin Road Barber Shop, Bonnie Chavez and Nicole Cooper came through on a promise to their friend Susie Meador, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall.
“These two were all, ‘Hey, well, you know, if you lose your hair then we’re there for you, we’re going to shave our heads too,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, okay,’” said Meador.
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It’s been a scary couple of months for Robin Pack and her family. Her dad, Jimmy Worles, went in for open-heart surgery at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on October 19.
“What was supposed to be a five-day stay, we’re still here,” said Pack. “A healthy man walked in and now he’s fighting for his life.”
After surgery, Worles kept bleeding. He had to go back in for surgery and his health took a turn for the worse. His kidneys stopped working properly, his lungs got infected and doctors had to perform a tracheotomy.