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We are pleased to announce that Robin Roberts, popular co-anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, which has won several Emmy Awards under her leadership, will be the featured speaker at our Celebration of Life Luncheon to be held Friday, July 22 at the Vail Marriott Resort & Spa in Lionshead.  The luncheon will start at 11:00 and run until 2:15 p.m.  Valet parking will be available for $8.

Roberts was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2007, and her courageous and public battle since has been recognized with awards and honors from organizations around the country. Her book – which she will be signing at the event – From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By includes information about her battle with the disease.

In her reporting, Roberts has traveled extensively – to the Middle East to raise awareness about breast cancer and to Africa with former President Bill Clinton to examine the AIDS crisis there. She has also covered news in Haiti, South Africa and the Mayan pyramids of Mexico.

During the 2008 presidential race, Roberts interviewed the candidates and newsmakers, moderated a town hall debate, reported live from the 2009 Inauguration and was the first to interview President Obama after he was sworn into office.

In 2005, Roberts traveled to the Gulf Coast to report live on Hurricane Katrina, and launched GMA Gets it Done to rebuild her hometown of Pass Christian, Mississippi.

After graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1963, where she was a standout on the women’s basketball team, Roberts became a sports reporter and anchor at various TV and radio stations and won the Nashville Sportscaster of the Year Award.

Tickets for the Celebration of Life Luncheon are $125. Sponsorship tables are also available.

Please call 479-8595 for more information

Women don’t like being told what to do. As a woman, a doctor and journalist, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, knows this on many different levels.

“We want information so we can make smart choices,” Snyderman told the over 500 attendees at our 17th annual Celebration of Life™ Luncheon.

“It’s a little bit like standing in the cereal aisle,” Snyderman explained. “There are a million different choices, and we know that Cheerios is a better choice than Froot Loops but, you know, some days you want the Froot Loops. But you do it as an informed consumer.”

Snyderman took the opportunity to have  “a frank discussion about what we know about breast cancer, as well as what we don’t know.”

“There’s been so much news with regard to breast cancer: genetics, how we test, who we should test, reimbursements and the real loaded science that came down last year about the use of mammography in women below age 50, “ she said.

And, needless to say mammograms and hormones were very hot topics discussed during the question/answer session that took place at the conclusion of Dr. Snyderman’s speech.

“I bring a certain bias with me as a scientist that we don’t always like what we hear, but we have to talk about it,” she said.

The one theme that carried through everything Snyderman does and spoke about is patient education. She helped found  HYPERLINK “http://www.BeWell.com” www.BeWell.com, a website that connects the country’s top health experts to Fortune 500 companies on health topics.

“The days in the 50’s and 60’s where you could rely your doctor to take care of you and the local hospital would always be open and you could have access to health care and the economy – those days are long gone,” Snyderman said. “These days self-sufficiency is more important than ever.

“At this stage in my life, I’ve figured out the difference between being a doctor and being a healer, and so much of being a healer is to have patients stay well so they don’t have to have access to the system. A lot of that is self-responsibility, which comes back to knowing risk factors, to living smartly and knowing the warnings signs when you might be in trouble.

“At the end of the day, whether we have good doctors or lousy ones, we are responsible for ourselves.”

Excerpts in this article courtesy of Caramie Schnell, High Life Editor, The Vail Daily