TidalHealth Foundation News

The TidalHealth Foundation is thrilled to announce that the matching gift challenge made by Sandy and Palmer Gillis in memory of Carol Carbine has been successfully met! Thanks to the generous support...

My name is Angel Adams, and I am a breast cancer survivor. At age 42, I found a lump during a self-exam. I have performed routine self-exams and have gone for yearly mammograms since I was 39 years old. I have no family history of breast cancer, and my genetic testing was negative.

On Monday, Oct. 21, 100 golfers from across the region enjoyed a beautiful day at the Peninsula Golf & Country Club in Millsboro, Del. while playing in the TidalHealth Foundation’s Drive for Mobile...

My name is Lisa Hohl, and I am a breast cancer survivor. On Nov. 16, 2021, at 60 years old, I went for my annual mammogram. My last screening was in September 2020, and I was not concerned at the time as I’d had years of normal mammograms, no family history of breast cancer, and never felt any palpable lumps during intermittent breast self-exams.

The TidalHealth Foundation extends a heartfelt thank you to Helen Lockwood and the American Legion Post 231 of Berlin, Md. for supporting Brooke’s Toy Closet in September 2024. Brooke’s Toy Closet is...

Lesley Weihs is a poster child for the importance of the annual mammogram. She didn’t have a family history of breast cancer, hadn’t felt a lump she was just taking part in her routine screening, which uncovered her breast cancer.

Jill Stone was aware of her family history of breast cancer, so she had been getting routine mammograms since she was 35 years old. When one of those mammograms showed cancer, she took it in stride.

My name is SaCarrie Rogers, and I am an 8-year cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 cancer in my right breast in 2015. At the time, I was working for Bayhealth in General Surgery, so after I...

Mandi Lahman had always had her eyes open for cancer. At age 22, she had thyroid cancer, and later genetic testing among her and her family members revealed the presence of a CHEK2 mutation, which increases the risk of breast, colon and thyroid cancer. In fact, Lahman had inherited the mutation from both of her parents, and a genetic counselor told her that her risk of breast cancer was 80 percent.

Amy Harmon had been vigilant about her regular screenings, including mammography, and when she found a lump in her breast, she reported it to her primary care provider right away.