Love and Prayers

Yesterday I got good news that my mamo and sonogram were clear - that's a good thing for someone with Triple negative Breast cancer.  I felt the love when I posted this on FB

I am a warrior and will continue to on my journey to take photos and inspire as many people as I can

I left my story from the Fort Mill Magazine and Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine at the Complete women's center in hopes that someone is inspired. 

Today I am saying prayers for my Aunt Polly that all is ok with her - she had to go have biopsy on back 2 lymph nodes were swollen.  She had Breast Cancer over 25 years ago and has been fine since.

My Breast Cancer story has been published

I am very happy to say that I am featured in my hometown Magazine's fall issue – text and photos by me!!
My Breast Cancer story has been published 2x's now (I am also in Breast Cancer Wellness magazine)  

The DIGITAL issue is available at link below Copy and paste it in your browser to read - my story is on pages 26-29.
http://fortmillmagazine.com/fall_2012_digital_issue

pet sitting, art class and editing a my story for a magazine

I was pet sitting last week for Lady a 14 yr old rat terrier - who looked for her family the whole time I was there.   this is a photo of me and lady - she didn't want her photo taken and kept looking down

 My friend Joy came to visit on Aug 25th to go to Long Beach with me.  I got to take a class in making polymer clay necklaces  - I made all 4 of the necklaces below.

 I am having my journey of being a photographer with breast cancer published in 2 magazines.   One is my hometown magazine Fort Mill Magazine and the other is Breast Cancer wellness magazine.
 I am not a writer so it was hard for me to find the words to put on paper and then trying to go through the photos I have taken over the last year was a challenge.
I am hoping the articles look good and make sense. 

My 500 word story

I just sent my story off to my hometown magazine - Fort Mill Magazine.  I wrote 500 words about my journey with Breast Cancer and how being a photographer helped me.  I had alot to say so 500 words was not easy and then choosing photos to go with story - I took so many photos along my journey - below are just a few.  My story isn't special - I am just hoping to inspire people to be happy even at the toughest point in their lives.

The blur I felt while doing my first BC walk - I was still going through chemo treatments at this time.

 I colored my hair pink after my 3rd chemo treatment but it fell out so quickly I had it shaved off the saved day

These are some of the handouts you get about the treatments you will be going through

I went to the beach to take photos one day

this is me from December 3, 2011 I had finished chemo and was pet sitting when I did this self portrait.