Breast cancer survivor organizes bocce tourney to benefit IRMC Women’s Imaging Center GIVING BACK
By Michael Gilbert
treatment and recovery. Wanting to promote women’s health in the community as well as support the comprehensive breast services offered at the Women’s Breast Imaging Center, Kinter and her husband Joe, along with best friends Jessica and Nick Karas, created the Love of Life Downtown Indiana Bocce Tournament.The single- elimination team tournament was held at the backyard patio at Nap’s Cucina Mia, 1035 Philadelphia St. in Indiana. The Italian chophouse is owned by the Karas family.
both had breast cancer, so it does run in my family, but you still never think it’s going to happen to you. "I was living with that optimistic view that I was going to dodge that bullet.” Kinter, a reading specialist for the Indiana Area School District, underwent treatment at a Pittsburgh hospital and has been cancer-free since October 2021. In the 18 months since doctors told her she was “all clear,” Kinter has never forgotten the role the Women’s Imaging Center and IRMC played in her
Carrie Kinter doesn’t sugarcoat it when describing what Indiana Regional Medical Center’s Women’s Imaging Center means to her. “They saved my life,” Kinter says matter-of-factly. It was during a visit to IRMC in November 2019 that, at the age of 35, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. “I don’t want to think about where I’d be without access to the care provided by the Women’s Imaging Center,” Kinter says.“My mom and aunt
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