Students promote breast cancer awareness at Tripler Army Medical Center

TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii -- A breast cancer awareness display stood in the Oceanside lobby, here, Feb. 21-24.

Norma-Jean Driscoll and Amanda Kerfoot, juniors at Kapolei High School and members of Kapolei High School Fine Arts Academy, were tasked with creating a research-based product for display as part of their junior class project.

"My mother's sister passed away from breast cancer in 1996," Driscoll said. "(Amanda) has had cancer in her family as well."

Driscoll and Kerfoot chose to ask TAMC if they could display their project in the hospital because Driscoll's father, Tim, is retired Air Force and has worked at Tripler in the past.

"We felt Tripler would be the perfect venue for the display to reach many people," Driscoll explained.

Driscoll and Kerfoot wanted people to be excited about promoting awareness for breast cancer.

"We wanted to show, in our small community, that people from all walks of life have a shared concern," Driscoll said. "Those who are going through treatment or who have families (who) are going through treatment are not alone and we all care about them."

Source: http://www.army.mil/article/75339/Students_promote_breast_cancer_awareness_at_Tripler_Army_Medical_Center/

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