Richardson, Aida M.; Velez, Joyce-Anne (friend/friend). Penrose Public Library, 2009-10-07T11:30:00
Interview Description
Joyce (58) and her friend, Aida (59)talk about Aida's diagnosis of breast cancer, dealing with her treatment, and both being health educators.
1:22 Aida finding out that she had a lump in her breast and her doctor advising her to wait 6 months.
4:00 Joyce explain how they are both "promotaras "(health educators) for the Latina community.
12:54 How Aida felt going through radiation.
27:09 Joyce and Aida became friends by working with an organization called Juntas.
34:20 How they would both liked to be remembered.
Dates
- Creation: 2009-10-07T11:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in English
Topical
- Best Friends
- Colorado Springs
- Community
- Community Organizations
- Doctors
- First Meetings
- Job Satisfaction
- Latinas
- Traumatic Memories
- Workday Life
- breast cancer
- health education
- illness
- juntas
- mammogram
- medical field
- personal experiences
- promotaras
- radiation
- social beliefs and practices
- spouse
- support groups
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu