(Bryn Mawr, PA)– The Auxiliaries of Main Line Health will host a luncheon featuring former long-time NBC 10 reporter and cancer survivor, Lu Ann Cahn, as the guest speaker. The luncheon, which will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Springfield Country Club (400 West Sproul Road, Springfield), will support Nursing Excellence at all Main Line Health Hospitals, including Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, Riddle Hospital and Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.
In 1991, Cahn made local and national news when she publicly told her story of battling breast cancer after a missed diagnosis when she was only 35. Her 1992 special report “Breast Cancer: My Personal Story” won her a national Clarion award and two Mid Atlantic Regional Emmys. Cahn also underwent surgery for ulcerative colitis and kidney cancer. With the hope that her survivor experience inspires others, Cahn regularly speaks on behalf of Living Beyond Breast Cancer and other cancer support groups, as well as the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Cahn is currently on a 30-day tour to promote her new book, "I Dare Me", in which she shares a year of her personal chronicles of trying something new each day. The concept of her book came from her daughter’s challenge to do something she had never done before and to write about it. She began this project while working at NBC 10, where she celebrated her 26th year as an eight-time Emmy award-winning journalist.
The cost of the event is $55. For more information and to register, please call 484.227.3174. The deadline for purchasing tickets is April 13, 2015.