our cover: PARKER COUNTY’S WAR ON CANCER
Kim’s Story —
Fighting For Her Life
By MARSHA BROWN
After She Won the Battle for Her
Life, She Then Had To Decide
What To Do With The Rest Of It
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nnetta South resident Kim Locke is one
of the very fortunate, although on that
day back in January of 2016, she didn’t feel
fortunate. She was at work when she got “the
call,” her cell phone rang and she saw “that
number” appear on her screen. She knew
what they were going to say before she heard
the voice on the other end of the call asked
her if she had someone with her, someone
she could look to for support.
“I did have someone there,” Locke said.
“Several women at my company had been
through breast cancer and we had talked
about it.”
Locke knew what the voice on the other
end of the call was going to say before she
actually heard the words, “You have cancer.”
She had recently undergone testing after find-
ing a lump in her breast.
She was hoping, praying that she’d get a
good doctor, one that would be sensitive to
her needs.
That’s when Locke met Dr. Amy Gunter.
“I call her my angel,” Locke said. “But
she’s not just my angel, she’s a lot of
people’s angel.”
Dr. Amelia Gunter earned her medical
degree from Texas A&M University, and
completed her residency at Scott & White
Memorial Hospital in College Station. She
is famous for her work in breast surgery and
board certified in General Surgery by the
American Board of Surgery, and is a member
of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Dr. Gunter’s decision to become a breast
surgeon was inspired by her mother’s experi-
ence with breast cancer.
Along with having a reputation for being
an excellent surgeon, Dr. Gunter is renowned
for her ability to listen to her patients, for
being an excellent communicator.
“Not only is she an amazing surgeon,
but she’s an amazing person,” Locke said.
Dr. Amy Gunter, Kim Locke