BATON ROUGE- For years, Lorretta Duplantis welcomed viewers into the kitchen on Houston public television, serving up “A Meal with a Message.” Now, she’s back (this time on WBRZ) with a more personal message of hope and perseverance, sharing her journey of surviving breast cancer- twice.
A registered nurse with nearly 50 years of experience in home health, hospice, and cancer research, Duplantis is no stranger to health challenges. Yet, nothing could fully prepare her for the phone call in 2020 that changed everything.
“I hate to tell you, but you have breast cancer,” Duplantis recalls hearing from Dr. Everett Bonner at Baton Rouge General after pulling over her car to take the call…