Betty Ford Breast Cancer Event with Corewell Health

Compelling Stories, Breast Cancer Awareness, and Corewell’s Mammography Bus

On September 27, we honored First Lady Betty Ford, breast cancer survivor and advocate for breast cancer awareness. When Mrs. Ford was diagnosed 50 years ago, she became a champion for the cause and had a tremendous impact on increasing screening rates across the nation.

Corewell Health, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and Ford Presidential Foundation hosted a free event featuring panels of physician specialists, breast cancer survivors and their family, tours of the Mobile Mammography bus, and access to the new showcase exhibit, “The Betty Blip: Betty Ford’s Fight Against Breast Cancer.”

Museum’s Showcase Exhibit – The Betty Blip: Betty Ford’s Fight Against Breast Cancer

The Museum curated a fantastic exhibit on Betty Ford’s impact on breast cancer awareness. It was 50 years ago this September that Betty was diagnosed and underwent surgery, just weeks after her husband suddenly became President. Guests at our Be Bold Like Betty event gained free access to view the artifacts and story of The Betty Blip following the presentation.