Thunder Roads Magazine Louisiana October 2016 | Page 16

Lipstick Riders  Fall is in the air, the children are going back to school, and so is our next Lipstick Rider. A special chick, who happens to be a Special Ed teacher at TES. She also has a second job of riding the bus every day, tending to the SPED students for the last 7 or so years.  So, when our next Lipstick Rider, Loretta Morris isn’t at school she is out riding her 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250, because a friend talked her into it and then taught her to ride. So now, when all the Block Burners are riding, she’s sporting her own, just like her best friend Aimee Abbott. For the last 2 years, Loretta has made several benefits and poker Thank you for being a caring teacher to those special children. Thank you for being a cool chick all around. A busy mother of 2 with 2 jobs still finds time to get on her bike and ride. Thank you for being a beautiful Lipstick Rider and showing the guys that you love to ride as much as they do. That’s what my article is all about ! There’s Loretta’s story, tell me yours. My goal in writing this column is to show everyone that we have some bad ass Lipstick Riders in Louisiana! Everyday women that love to ride as much as the guys do. It doesn’t matter what you ride, all that matters is THAT YOU RIDE.... I love getting to meet all of the lady riders and tell our readers about our Lipstick Riders. So, if you would like to be featured as one of our bad ass Lipstick Riders, then send me your story and pictures of your bike to [email protected] and let your story be told.  Till Next Month,  Dina Moore Breast Cancer Awareness Month Written by : renee and resourced by “Independent News Source” Well, here it is another year gone by, and still NO cure for breast cancer~! There are scientific breakthrough’s that have been made in recent history, and the tools to detect even the smallest of cells have been vastly improved. Some claim to have found the cure for breast cancer. Like this kid, A 16-year-old boy that claims to have discovered the cure for one of the most dangerous forms of breast cancer. A student , Krtin Nithiyanandam from Epsom, Surrey, says he has found a way to turn the most deadly form of triple negative breast cancer into one which is responsive to treatment. The teenager, who won the Google Science Fair in 2015 for creating an Alzheimer’s test which can spot early signs of the disease, has been working on the therapy in his school lab. He says: “The prognosis for women with undifferentiated [where the cells get stuck in a dangerous aggressive form] cancer isn’t very good so the goal is to turn the cancer back to a state where it can be treated.  “The ID4 protein actually stops undifferentiated stem cell cancers from differentiating [a form where the cells tend to grow and multiply slowly] so you have to block ID4 to allow the cancer to differentiate. “I have found a way to silence the genes that produce ID4 which turns cancer back into a less dangerous state,” Krtin added. Well, if you believe it or not, I say Kudos to this young man for his work in the field and trying to find the cure. When it comes to bikers collectively coming together in Louisiana for this most deserving cause, in October( Breast Cancer Awareness Month), to raise money and awareness to this killer, the first group of people that come to mind is the group of people putting together and hosting their 4th annual ride, “Save the Ta Ta’s”. They do not get enough recognition, but their tireless efforts and their hearts are in it,. Believe me. Personally, I have many losses in my life to this disease, including my mother ( pictured far right, top) Naomi Harrall, and her sister , my Aunt Evelyn, ( pictured far left, top) and my sweet Aunt Peggy who died one year later than my mother. (Pictured center) Looking at this photo of the 3 of the most influential women in my life is bittersweet for me for sure. We would like to challenge all of you to come together if you do nothing else this riding season, please support their ride on Saturday, October 29, starting at 9am at the Opelousas Tourist Center. (Please see their ad on the Inside back cover for details) Thanks to all of you that support this! painted by Michael Mayes 14 THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE LOUISIANA THUNDER ROADS MAGAZINE LOUISIANA 15