Breast cancer survivors urge early checks, community support for Passionately Pink

COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — Two breast cancer survivors described their diagnoses and treatment and encouraged community support for Passionately Pink ahead of Passionately Pink Day.Janet Willoughby and Ariel O’Connor each said early action and community support were important during their treatment.Help from Passionately PinkWilloughby said Passionately Pink helped her through her cancer journey.“You just got to reach out to the ladies. They are here to support you. They’re here for information,” Willoughby said.She said the organization helped her financially while she was going through a divorce. “Cancer is a burden. A financial burden on lots of families,” she said.Willoughby’s diagnosis and treatmentWilloughby said she was diagnosed in September with stage 4, HER2-positive cancer. She said 17 lymph nodes under her underarm were involved. She said she found a knot under her underarm, in a lymph node.She said her physician called her by phone with the diagnosis. “When the words, you