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Mesabi Tribune, Oct. 21 —A local woman is sharing the story of a lifesaving “birthday gift” that she gave to herself hoping that it will inspire others. Trina Hoff, the CEO of Northern Communities Credit Union in Virginia, recalled the life changing events that started with a yearly routine checkup that played a key role in early breast cancer diagnosis. “I want to reach out and tell my story, because I have a deep desire to help others and encourage others to have their mammogram,” Hoff said. “I don’t hide my story—I’m fine I feel fantastic, I’m doing well,” she added.”Spreading that awareness and making sure my friends are taken care of—this is the way to do it stressing please go get your mammogram.” Hoff will share her story Wednesday in Virginia at Business After Hours. Each year in April, Hoff said she’s made it a tradition to take a sick day on her birthday to “take care of all the dreaded appointments we don’t want to go to—teeth cleaned, mammogram, etc.” Two weeks after her yearly mammogram on her 44th birthday, she received a call from her healthcare provider requesting that she schedule a biopsy in Duluth. When the results of the biopsy came in, time stood still for Hoff who was told that she was diagnosed with invasive ductile carcinoma, a type of breast cancer. The diagnosis came as quite the surprise to Hoff, who to her knowledge had no family history of breast cancer. On top of that, she said she’d been consistent on self breast exams, never feeling any types of lumps.
Mesabi Tribune, Oct. 21 —A local woman is sharing the story of a lifesaving “birthday gift” that she gave to herself hoping that it will inspire others.
Trina Hoff, the CEO of Northern Communities Credit Union in Virginia, recalled the life changing events that started with a yearly routine checkup that played a key role in early breast cancer diagnosis.
“I want to reach out and tell my story, because I have a deep desire to help others and encourage others to have their mammogram,” Hoff said.
“I don’t hide my story—I’m fine I feel fantastic, I’m doing well,” she added.”Spreading that awareness and making sure my friends are taken care of—this is the way to do it stressing please go get your mammogram.”
Hoff will share her story Wednesday in Virginia at Business After Hours.
Each year in April, Hoff said she’s made it a tradition to take a sick day on her birthday to “take care of all the dreaded appointments we don’t want to go to—teeth cleaned, mammogram, etc.”
Two weeks after her yearly mammogram on her 44th birthday, she received a call from her healthcare provider requesting that she schedule a biopsy in Duluth.
When the results of the biopsy came in, time stood still for Hoff who was told that she was diagnosed with invasive ductile carcinoma, a type of breast cancer.
The diagnosis came as quite the surprise to Hoff, who to her knowledge had no family history of breast cancer. On top of that, she said she’d been consistent on self breast exams, never feeling any types of lumps.