Plant it Pink at Singing River Ocean Springs Imaging Center

It’s just about halfway through the month of October and the Gulf Coast community is still finding ways to bring awareness to breast cancer.

- it's just about halfway through- the month of october and the- gulf coast community is still - finding ways to bring - awareness to breast cancer.

- news 25's grace boyles tells us- more about the beautiful and- meaningful display in ocean - springs.- - the landscaping at singing- river's - ocean springs imaging center- received a makeover - tuesday, courtesy of the ocean- springs garden club and - some pink weeping snap dragons.- it is the tenth year the club - has partnered with the health - system for the plant it pink- event, where the club arranges- pink flowers of their choice in- the shape of a ribbon.- jane hunolt, ocean springs- garden club president: "we hear from the staff here that- the patients come out and look- at this and they're just so - moved by it.

We have a lot of - members.

We have 65 members in- our club and growing and a lot- of ours have had- breast cancer.

So, it's interna- fight and an external fight tha- we're glad to be part - of."

Lead mammographer at ocean- springs imaging center- - - - tina flint sees firsthand the - impact of the increase of - - - - awareness of breast cancer in - the gulf coast commnunity.- tina flint, lead mammographer a- ocean springs imaging center: - "definitely makes us much busier.

So, awareness is out- there and it just makes me- - - - proud to be a part of this- community that we see so many - coming together and promoting - this, but it does make us busy.- we call it 'mammo-season' - because we are so much busier - during this month."

Mammograms can be used to check- for breast cancer in women- who show no signs or symptoms o- the disease.

Flint recommends - women get a mammogram at 35,- again at 40, and- every year after that.- grace boyles, news 25: "for national breast cancer awarenes- month - singing river health system is- offering discounted mammograms- in three- different locations until - november 30th."

Tina flint, lead mammographer a- ocean springs imaging center: - "we do run an october special durin- october.

It's $129 for the 3-d- mammogram - and $75 for a 2-d mammogram."

For more information or to- schedule a mammogram, you - can call 228-809-2355.- in ocean springs, grace boyles,- news 25.-