Last year, FOX16 News anchor Donna Terrell hosted the first Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors Fighting Colon Cancer event. Terrell’s daughter, Queah, found strength and comfort in yoga while she battled colon cancer before passing away in March 2011.
Terrell is back this year with more yoga warriors, bigger and better than before. The event is free and will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Double Tree Hotel on 424 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. Bring your own mat.
Along with the yoga session, Lululemon will be hosting giveaways, and some of the team from Whole Foods will be there with healthy eating tips and information. The American Cancer Society, CARTI and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission will have booths set up as well. Donations are welcome and will help provide nutrition for all cancer survivors going through treatment, not just colon cancer.
Here’s an excerpt from our Q&A with Terrell before the first event last year.
LR Soirée: What would you say to encourage someone who is interested in the event, but nervous about being able to successfully do the moves, to participate?
Donna Terrell: Don’t worry one bit. I can’t do the moves either. Yoga was my daughter’s exercise, not necessarily mine, but I’m going to try it just like everyone else who comes to “Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors Fighting Colon Cancer” event. Maybe I’ll be good at it, maybe I won’t. But one thing I know for sure – it made my daughter feel so much better and gave her a clearer mind to tackle what she was facing. And she did it while she was sick.
LRS: Is this something you would like to see become an annual event?
DT: Absolutely. I think this year’s event will be fabulous, but I want to build on it and watch it grow. It’s a way to offer exercise to generate more healthy Arkansans. It’s also another way to bring this horrible disease to the forefront and remind people young and old that they should pay attention to changes in their bodies and not be afraid to go to the doctor when things aren’t right. It also continues the effort to raise money for cancer research and survivors. As my daughter would say “we’re going to kick colon cancer’s butt and we’re taking names.”
That sounds like reason enough for us. Join the conversation and learn more over on the Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors Fighting Colon Cancer Facebook page and on Twitter.