Richard Butler joined the Denver7 news team in July of 2021. After almost three years as a news photographer, he moved into the role of specialty multimedia journalist.
LAFAYETTE, Colo — For the second time, Centaurus High School students helped a local nonprofit prepare special handmade heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients and survivors.'I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41. I received the call on Christmas Eve 2015. I had just gotten married June 2014,' said Jen Willard, founder of the nonprofit JWILL Pink Village.Willard is a breast cancer survivor and 2019 Denver7 Everyday Hero recipient.
To have her be able to say that she's a survivor is just really amazing because it shows her character. She's always been a fighter, and she really beat this one,' said Billy.Senior Austin Bray and his mother, Tiffany Bray, also participated in the stuffing event on Thursday. 'I was diagnosed a little over a year and a half ago. I was diagnosed because I did a self-exam, and I found the lump. Before I went into surgery, these pillows just showed up.
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