Episode Details

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Rhonda Spratt.

Founder of Bella Duvet Goes Pink, a Georgia‑based breast cancer awareness nonprofit inspired by her mother’s battle with metastatic breast cancer. Rhonda explains how her mother’s passing drove her to build a year‑round awareness and support organization specifically focused on ensuring women stay vigilant outside of October. She discusses early detection, the emotional and physical realities of breast cancer, the creation of her “Pink Box” care packages, her personal journey of healing, and how she balances nonprofit work with a full‑time commercial real estate career and active lifestyle.

🎯 Purpose of the Interview

The interview aimed to:

1. Spotlight Bella Duvet Goes Pink

A nonprofit dedicated to breast cancer awareness, education, and providing care boxes to women undergoing treatment.

2. Emphasize the importance of year‑round breast cancer advocacy

Rhonda advocates that breast cancer isn’t an “October thing”—women are diagnosed every day, and early detection saves lives.

3. Share her personal story of loss, purpose, and healing

Her mother’s death from metastatic breast cancer inspired her to transform grief into action.

4. Educate listeners on early detection, mammograms, stages of breast cancer, and survivor needs

She clarifies differences between stages, importance of mammograms, and the emotional impact of mastectomies.

5. Encourage community involvement and proper nonprofit management

She discusses partnerships, consistency, the need for help, and how small nonprofits can sustain support.

💡 Key Takeaways

1. Early Detection Saves Lives

Rhonda stresses that breast cancer does not wait for October, and survival rates dramatically increase with early detection.

• Monthly breast self‑exams
• Annual mammograms
• Awareness of breast cancer’s year‑round risk [
• She mentions that early detection offers up to a 99% survival rate over five years. 

2. Stages and Types of Breast Cancer Matter

She distinguishes between early‑stage breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer, which her mother had.

• Stage 1 = high survival
• Stage 4 (metastatic) = significantly reduced survival [

Her mother survived more than 10 years after the first diagnosis but did not keep up with mammograms the second time, leading to late detection. [

3. Personal Loss Became a Mission

Rhonda created her nonprofit to honor her mother and provide the support items they wish they had at the time:

• Mastectomy bras
• Moisturizing skin care
• Aluminum‑free deodorant
• Ginger tea for chemo nausea
• Motivational items & journals [They have already supported 76 women nationwide.