BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
A Bay Ridge cancer treatment
center that recently
pivoted to meet the needs of
patients during the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic continued
its annual tradition of
treating survivors to a stressfree
day of pampering on Oct.
16.
The Dr. John Kehoe Breast
Center — located on Third Avenue
and 97th Street in Bay
Ridge— specializes in caring
for breast cancer patients from
the fi rst stages of their diagnosis.
To celebrate Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, Dr. John
Kehoe and his team invited a
group of former patients back
to the center to get their hair
and makeup done, tell their stories,
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and toast to their futures.
This year, three former patients
of Dr. Kehoe — Lisa Suarez,
Silvana Cusimano, and
Marilyn Taylor — were given
the royal treatment.
For survivor Taylor, who
also works for Dr. Kehoe, this
year’s event was a special one.
“I’m a little nervous,” she
admitted, adding that while
her cancer battle is “30 years
behind her,” it’s important to
keep breast cancer survivors
and their families in mind
during the month of October,
and beyond. “It’s important,
especially in a month like this,
to honor survivors.”
For the hair and makeup
artists, the Friday afternoon
event was also touching.
Dr. John Kehoe with Lisa Suarez, Silvana Cusimano and Marilyn Taylo. Dr. John Kehoe Breast Center
“I’m very honored to be
a part of such an amazing
event,” said Christine Longo
of Fairy Tale Faces. “These
women are very inspiring and
deserve as much pampering
as they can get.”
For Alexa Ianniello, owner
of the Hair Boutique in Freehold,
New Jersey, her time at
Dr. Kehoe’s offi ce felt personal.
“I had an aunt who passed
away from ovarian cancer,” she
explained, “so, to me, this event
is all about women empowering
women — and it means a lot to
me to get to be here.”
After their pampering, the
ladies were treated to a smorgasbord
of eats from local restaurants
like Kettle Black, Paneantico,
Bean Post and M&M
Deli, Vesuvio’s and Renato’s
Catering, as well as sweet
treats from Sal’s Bakery and
Cookies by Aunt Chris.
Keeping with the times —
and state regulations — the
women were also given breast
cancer survivor face masks
courtesy of Let’s Do This
Stitches and custom t-shirts
by Deanna Jean Homemade.
The center’s namesake doctor
said this year’s tribute was
especially touching, given the
obstacles staff, patients and
the rest of the country have
had to overcome amid the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic.
“In a time like this, I feel it
is still important to recognize
our survivors and all they
have been through,” said Dr.
Kehoe. “Hats off to them.”
Honoring
survivors
Bay Ridge breast center
pampers former patients
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