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Tickled Pink: Watch the 2020 Tickled Pink TV Special

The Tickled Pink tradition took on a new look for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.  Because an in-person event was not possible this year, Alabama News Network brought Tickled Pink to TV. Our half-hour special aired simultaneously on CBS 8, ABC 32, the CW Montgomery and MeTV to bring awareness to the fight against breast cancer and to generate…

Tickled Pink: One-on-one with Joy to Life Foundation Founder Joy Blondheim

Each year, Alabama News Network presents Tickled Pink in support of the Joy to Life Foundation. This Montgomery-based non-profit was founded in 2001. Since then, it’s provided tens of thousands of mammograms and hundreds of screenings and physician visits to underserved people in Alabama. Alabama News Network Anchor Ellis Eskew spent time with Joy Blondheim, the founder of Joy to…

Tickled Pink: Meet Breast Cancer Survivor Carrie Ward

For those battling breast cancer, strength is often found in hearing the stories of survivors.  Carrie Ward of Deatsville is one of those survivors. For her, making contact at Tickled Pink helped her in her own fight. She found someone who had the same type of cancer as she was battling. Alabama News Network Anchor Samantha Williams shares Carrie Ward’s…