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Showing posts with label Kayla Wharton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kayla Wharton. Show all posts
Monday, June 18, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Building Inner Beauty
BIB is a network of people with big hearts who want to make a positive impact in the community. BIB is comprised of men and women volunteers called our Dream Team, enthusiastic
girls ages 2-19, and moms, aunts, neighbors, and friends. BIB meets approximately eight times throughout the year for workshops and service projects.
The workshops are designed to empower BIB girls and women as they battle through the challenges life throws at us. Workshop topics include social skills, affirmations, positive thinking, fashion, hair and makeup tips, public speaking, etiquette and more.
Thank you Crissy Broeske for an amazing pageant.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Wounded warrior half marathon
Wounded Warrior Half & 10K
Nearly 3,000 runners are expected for the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in Las Colinas, Texas. The event will honor our men and women of the military and help raise money for the Semper Fi Fund, which provides assistance to Marines and Sailors injured in post 9-11 combat, and ReserveAid, which gives financial support to Reserve Service Members from all branches of the military. In addition to the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon, there will also be a 10K and Military Mile Fun Run. The course start and finish will be around Williams Square with much of the race taking place on the beautiful Campion Trails. A post-race party is planned with food, drink and live music provided by country music recording artist Dave Roberts. The Texas-born Roberts, a Captain Cobra Pilot with the Marines, is currently serving in Afghanistan.
Kayla Wharton
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Ballin with the Boys
Mrs. Texas America
Kayla Wharton
BIB Rehearsal
BIB Rehearsal was so awesome I helped the girls and women feel confident about walking on stage and answering questions for the interview.
Mrs. Texas America 2012
Kayla Wharton
Mrs. Texas America 2012
Kayla Wharton
Monday, May 21, 2012
Mrs. Texas International Pageant Appearance
I attended to the Mrs. Texas International Pageant In Corpis Cristi to cheer on my fellow pageant sisters. So much fun! Congrats Mrs. Collin County, Rachel Hedstrom for winning Mrs. Texas international. Congrat to my pageant little sister Miss Greater Houston, Savannah Sowell for winning Miss Texas International, and congrats to Miss Teen Texas International, Briana Daughtry. Congrats to my good friend Mrs. Dallas County, Crissy Broeske for placing 4th runner-up.
Mrs. Texas America
Kayla Wharton
Mrs. Texas America
Kayla Wharton
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Real Estate Talk AM 1160 KVCE
Mrs. Texas America 2012
Kayla Wharton
Monday, April 30, 2012
Relay for life Wylie
This was a wonderful time. Michelle Berndt and I helped with the Miss-ter Relay pageant. Wow so much fun. Judy Niemonen has become a second mom to me and she is a 18 year breast cancer survior. It is amazing the people that you will meet and the stories that you will share. I am so thankful for all the wonderful people in my life.
Mrs. Texas America 2012
Kayla Wharton
late night dinner
We are dancing!Friday, April 27, 2012
Michelle is a 3 month surviver of breast cancer. My mother is a 19 years survior of breast cancer. So thankful to be able to walk to race with both of these wonderful women.
Mrs. Texas America 2012
Kayla Wharton
Monday, April 16, 2012
Channel 11 News
Mrs. Texas America 2012
Kayla Wharton
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Mrs. Texas America
A dream come True
I was crowned Mrs. Texas America 2012 January 21 in Corsicana, Texas. I competed against 24 beautiful women from cross the state of Texas. I will compete for the title of Mrs. America, the date and place have not been set.
I had my photo shoot the day after the pageant. That was so much fun! I have the most amazing team preparing me for Mrs. America!
I am so excited for a wonderful year as Mrs. Texas America 2012.
Kayla Wharton
I was crowned Mrs. Texas America 2012 January 21 in Corsicana, Texas. I competed against 24 beautiful women from cross the state of Texas. I will compete for the title of Mrs. America, the date and place have not been set.
I had my photo shoot the day after the pageant. That was so much fun! I have the most amazing team preparing me for Mrs. America!
I am so excited for a wonderful year as Mrs. Texas America 2012.
Kayla Wharton
Friday, January 13, 2012
Mrs. Dallas-Fort Worth
On November 12 I was crowned Mrs. Dallas-Fort Worth America. I will be competing for the title of Mrs. Texas America on January 21, 2012 Palace Theater in Corsicana, Texas. I am available to assist you with upcoming fund raising events, activities, and public service campaigns. The Mrs. Texas Competition the official state preliminary for Mrs. America. I will compete in interview, fitness and evening gown at the Mrs. Texas Competition.
I am available to assist you with upcoming fund raising events, activities, and public service campaigns. I would like help to be an emcee at your event or as an “Official Hostess” for an upcoming event. You may wish to have me as a spokesperson for your next fund-raising campaign. I can ride in parades,sign autographs, shake hands, and attract a crowd like you’ve never seen before! I am available to offer my assistance.
My platform is "Perfectly Pink" reducing your chances of breast cancer.
I wanted to repost this on my blog because I am so excited. It is less than a week away when I arrive to the competition in Corsicana, Texas. I would love for everyone to come cheer me on as I compete for the title of Mrs. Texas.
Kayla Wharton
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
What Kind Of Impact Does Stress Have On Breast Cancer?
Although some studies have shown that factors such as traumatic events and losses can alter immune system functions, these studies have not provided any evidence of a direct cause-and-effect relationship between stress and breast cancer. An area currently being studied is whether or not stress reduction can improve immune response and slow progression in women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Kayla Wharton
Kayla Wharton
Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Former Miss Venezuela dies of breast cancer aged 28
I wanted to share this story. This is why I have choose my platform "Perfecly Pink".
I want to educate as many people of ways to lower their risk of breast cancer.
If you ever feel something that is different in your breast go to the doctor and get it checked dont let it go.
Former Venezuelan beauty queen Eva Ekvall has died from breast cancer aged just 28.
The mother-of-one died on Saturday in a Houston, Texas hospital after a two year struggle with Breast Cancer. She was married to radio producer John Fabio Bermudez and had a two-year-old daughter, Miranda.
Famous in her teenage years for her beauty, Ms. Ekvall went on to become a news anchor, author and one of her home country's greatest cancer charity advocates.
Born to an American father and Jamaican mother, she was working in a clothes store in Caracas when she was spotted by a modeling agency scout.
'To me that was ridiculous,' she told the Guardian earlier this year. 'I thought I was overweight. I just couldn't be a model.
'But one day I got fired so I took a cab and went to the modeling agency. Once they saw me … they said they had the next Miss Venezuela right there.'
Aged 17, she was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000.
She was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in February 2010, and underwent eight months of treatment including chemotherapy, radiation and a mastectomy.
She had noticed a lump in her breast months earlier but thought her body was changing due to her pregnancy.
'I was very angry because I should have known,' she said at the time. 'My aunt had breast cancer twice and my grandmother died from breast cancer. And I just let time go.'
'In the beginning I wasn't sure if I looked good or not. Then I realised that wasn't the point. I wasn't supposed to look good, I had cancer.'
In her book, Ms Ekvall described her joy at having a daughter, writing 'that happiness, although [Miranda] may not know it or understand it, keeps me alive today'.
'Sadly, cancer had the last word,' writer Leonardo Padron told Globovision.
Legacy: Ekvall and her book are credited with a rise in Venezuelan women having breast examinations
It is widely credited with raising awareness of the disease in Venezuela.
She knew her book would shock a nation where beauty queens are major celebrities and cosmetic surgery is commonplace.
'It's absurd that there should be a taboo about breast cancer in a country of breast implants, where women have few reservations about showing off their surgically-enhanced breasts,' she told BBC Mundo in March.
She is also credited with a reported increase in the number of women going for breast examinations.
But many Venevision viewers were unaware of her illness as she wore a wig and makeup.
'It's painful to look at yourself in the mirror,' she told the Guardian in February this year.
'Your face gets swollen. You lose every single hair in your body – your eyebrows, your eyelashes.
'You become some weird animal or something, you don't recognize yourself.
'That was scary. Especially because my job has to do with my looks. I had to look decent and not appear sick.'
She had demonstrated 'extraordinary calm and courage in her fight against cancer. SenosAyuda, a Caracas-based breast cancer awareness group, said in a tribute on its website that the former beauty queen's legacy will help thousands of Venezuelan women in the future.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk
All information is from: www.dailymail.co.uk
Kayla Wharton
I want to educate as many people of ways to lower their risk of breast cancer.
If you ever feel something that is different in your breast go to the doctor and get it checked dont let it go.
Former Venezuelan beauty queen Eva Ekvall has died from breast cancer aged just 28.
The mother-of-one died on Saturday in a Houston, Texas hospital after a two year struggle with Breast Cancer. She was married to radio producer John Fabio Bermudez and had a two-year-old daughter, Miranda.
Famous in her teenage years for her beauty, Ms. Ekvall went on to become a news anchor, author and one of her home country's greatest cancer charity advocates.
Born to an American father and Jamaican mother, she was working in a clothes store in Caracas when she was spotted by a modeling agency scout.
'To me that was ridiculous,' she told the Guardian earlier this year. 'I thought I was overweight. I just couldn't be a model.
'But one day I got fired so I took a cab and went to the modeling agency. Once they saw me … they said they had the next Miss Venezuela right there.'
Aged 17, she was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000.
She was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in February 2010, and underwent eight months of treatment including chemotherapy, radiation and a mastectomy.
She had noticed a lump in her breast months earlier but thought her body was changing due to her pregnancy.
'I was very angry because I should have known,' she said at the time. 'My aunt had breast cancer twice and my grandmother died from breast cancer. And I just let time go.'
'In the beginning I wasn't sure if I looked good or not. Then I realised that wasn't the point. I wasn't supposed to look good, I had cancer.'
In her book, Ms Ekvall described her joy at having a daughter, writing 'that happiness, although [Miranda] may not know it or understand it, keeps me alive today'.
'Sadly, cancer had the last word,' writer Leonardo Padron told Globovision.
Legacy: Ekvall and her book are credited with a rise in Venezuelan women having breast examinations
It is widely credited with raising awareness of the disease in Venezuela.
She knew her book would shock a nation where beauty queens are major celebrities and cosmetic surgery is commonplace.
'It's absurd that there should be a taboo about breast cancer in a country of breast implants, where women have few reservations about showing off their surgically-enhanced breasts,' she told BBC Mundo in March.
She is also credited with a reported increase in the number of women going for breast examinations.
But many Venevision viewers were unaware of her illness as she wore a wig and makeup.
'It's painful to look at yourself in the mirror,' she told the Guardian in February this year.
'Your face gets swollen. You lose every single hair in your body – your eyebrows, your eyelashes.
'You become some weird animal or something, you don't recognize yourself.
'That was scary. Especially because my job has to do with my looks. I had to look decent and not appear sick.'
She had demonstrated 'extraordinary calm and courage in her fight against cancer. SenosAyuda, a Caracas-based breast cancer awareness group, said in a tribute on its website that the former beauty queen's legacy will help thousands of Venezuelan women in the future.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk
All information is from: www.dailymail.co.uk
Saturday, December 10, 2011
MRI
Unlike a mammogram, which uses x-rays to create images of the breast, breast MRI uses magnets and radio waves to produce detailed 3-dimensional images of the breast tissue. Before the test, you may need to have a contrast solution (dye) injected into your arm through an intravenous line. Because the dye can affect the kidneys, your doctor may perform kidney function tests before giving you the contrast solution. The solution will help any potentially cancerous breast tissue show up more clearly.
Cancers need to increase their blood supply in order to grow. On a breast MRI, the contrast tends to become more concentrated in areas of cancer growth, showing up as white areas on an otherwise dark background. This helps the radiologist determine which areas could possibly be cancerous. More tests may be needed after breast MRI to confirm whether or not any suspicious areas are actually cancer.
For the breast MRI, you will need to pull down your hospital gown to your waist or open it in front to expose your breasts. Then you lie on your stomach on a padded platform with cushioned openings for your breasts. Each opening is surrounded by a breast coil, which is a signal receiver that works with the MRI unit to create the images. The platform then slides into the center of the tube-shaped MRI machine. You won’t feel the magnetic field and radio waves around you, but you will hear a loud thumping sound. You will need to be very still during the test, which takes around 30 to 45 minutes.
Who should have breast MRI for screening?
Yearly mammograms plus breast MRI screening are typically recommended for women who are at higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer — in other words, at greater than the average 13% risk most women have over the course of an entire lifetime.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that all high-risk women — those with a greater than 20% lifetime risk of breast cancer — have a breast MRI and a mammogram every year. For most women, these combined screenings should start at age 30 and continue as long as the woman is in good health. According to ACS guidelines, high-risk women include those who:
• have a known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation
• have a first-degree relative (mother, father, brother, sister, or child) with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation and have not had genetic testing themselves
• find out they have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of 20-25% or greater, according to risk assessment tools that are based mainly on family history
• had radiation therapy to the chest for another type of cancer, such as Hodgkin’s disease, when they were between the ages of 10 and 30 years
• have a genetic disease such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, or have one of these syndromes in first-degree relatives
The American Cancer Society also recommends that women at moderately increased risk of breast cancer — those with a 15-20% lifetime risk — talk with their doctors about the possibility of adding breast MRI screening to their yearly mammogram. According to ACS guidelines, this includes women who:
• find out they have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of 15-20%, according to risk assessment tools based mainly on family history
• have a personal history of breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), or abnormal breast cell changes such as atypical ductal hyperplasia or atypical lobular hyperplasia
• have extremely dense breasts or unevenly dense breasts when viewed by mammograms
Why breast MRI is not recommended for screening all women
Breast MRI is not recommended as a screening tool for women who are at average risk of developing breast cancer. Yes, breast MRI has been found to be more sensitive in detecting cancers than mammograms, which does seem like an advantage. However, a major disadvantage is that breast MRI screening results in more false positives — in other words, the test finds something that initially looks suspicious but turns out not to be cancer.
If breast MRI were adopted as a screening tool for everyone, many women would end up having unnecessary biopsies and other tests, not to mention the anxiety and distress. That is why current recommendations reserve breast MRI screening for high-risk women only.
All information is from breastcancer.org
Cancers need to increase their blood supply in order to grow. On a breast MRI, the contrast tends to become more concentrated in areas of cancer growth, showing up as white areas on an otherwise dark background. This helps the radiologist determine which areas could possibly be cancerous. More tests may be needed after breast MRI to confirm whether or not any suspicious areas are actually cancer.
For the breast MRI, you will need to pull down your hospital gown to your waist or open it in front to expose your breasts. Then you lie on your stomach on a padded platform with cushioned openings for your breasts. Each opening is surrounded by a breast coil, which is a signal receiver that works with the MRI unit to create the images. The platform then slides into the center of the tube-shaped MRI machine. You won’t feel the magnetic field and radio waves around you, but you will hear a loud thumping sound. You will need to be very still during the test, which takes around 30 to 45 minutes.
Who should have breast MRI for screening?
Yearly mammograms plus breast MRI screening are typically recommended for women who are at higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer — in other words, at greater than the average 13% risk most women have over the course of an entire lifetime.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that all high-risk women — those with a greater than 20% lifetime risk of breast cancer — have a breast MRI and a mammogram every year. For most women, these combined screenings should start at age 30 and continue as long as the woman is in good health. According to ACS guidelines, high-risk women include those who:
• have a known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation
• have a first-degree relative (mother, father, brother, sister, or child) with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation and have not had genetic testing themselves
• find out they have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of 20-25% or greater, according to risk assessment tools that are based mainly on family history
• had radiation therapy to the chest for another type of cancer, such as Hodgkin’s disease, when they were between the ages of 10 and 30 years
• have a genetic disease such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, or have one of these syndromes in first-degree relatives
The American Cancer Society also recommends that women at moderately increased risk of breast cancer — those with a 15-20% lifetime risk — talk with their doctors about the possibility of adding breast MRI screening to their yearly mammogram. According to ACS guidelines, this includes women who:
• find out they have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of 15-20%, according to risk assessment tools based mainly on family history
• have a personal history of breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), or abnormal breast cell changes such as atypical ductal hyperplasia or atypical lobular hyperplasia
• have extremely dense breasts or unevenly dense breasts when viewed by mammograms
Why breast MRI is not recommended for screening all women
Breast MRI is not recommended as a screening tool for women who are at average risk of developing breast cancer. Yes, breast MRI has been found to be more sensitive in detecting cancers than mammograms, which does seem like an advantage. However, a major disadvantage is that breast MRI screening results in more false positives — in other words, the test finds something that initially looks suspicious but turns out not to be cancer.
If breast MRI were adopted as a screening tool for everyone, many women would end up having unnecessary biopsies and other tests, not to mention the anxiety and distress. That is why current recommendations reserve breast MRI screening for high-risk women only.
All information is from breastcancer.org
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