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Emmy Pontz-Rickert Breast Cancer Survivor Expecting Second Child

Emmy Pontz-Rickert Breast Cancer Survivor Expecting Second Child

Emmy Pontz-Rickert wakes up every morning feeling lucky to be alive.In early 2013, Emmy attended a funeral for her aunt who died from breast cancer.Just three days later, Emmy felt a lump in her own breast— which she initially thought was a bad bruise — but she decided to go to her OB/GYN due to her family history and get it checked out.Further tests revealed she had invasive ductal carcinoma, which makes up 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses.


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White House goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

White House goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The White House is illuminated pink Thursday to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month.(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)WASHINGTON — The White House was dressed in pink Thursday night to raise awareness of breast cancer, part of an annual tradition that goes back to President George W. Bush in 2008.A few hundred people stood outside the fence line at the North Lawn of the White House at sunset, as the White House slowly took on the coral hue.President Obama has proclaimed October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an effort to encourage breast cancer screenings to detect and treat the disease early.