Loyola Medicine to Host 'Bedazzle Your Bra' 2019 Event in Support of Breast Cancer Patients
October 6, 2019Categories: Women's Health
Tags: Cancer, Womens Health
MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine's annual "Bedazzle Your Bra" event will take place on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The event honors breast cancer survivors and women currently undergoing treatment.
From 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm, an open studio will take place in the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center auditorium, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL. In addition to bedazzling bras, the event will feature refreshments and performances by Gina & Kyle Unplugged featuring Gina Glocksen, former American Idol finalist. Attendees can also receive mini makeovers throughout the day.
The event was conceptualized by Loyola art therapist Beth Smith and certified mastectomy fitter Lisa VanderWall, RN, after working with a patient who decorates her bras. They work with local companies and designers for new bra donations, decorative materials and hats.
"Many of these women return year after year," Mrs. Smith said. "It's wonderful to see the bonds that have formed among them."
While the event is Bring-Your-Own-Bra, various sizes are available on a first come, first serve basis. All services at the event are complimentary. Those interested in attending can reserve a space by calling 708-327-2248.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).