There is something unique about Windsor, Ontario—Canada’s most southern city. Situated on the Detroit River, it has commonalities with its across-the-water neighbor. Windsor and Detroit are both rooted in the automotive industry and have a heavy working-class population. With Canadian and Midwest influences, Windsor’s grit is frosted with friendliness. Windsorites can more than handle themselves, […]
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Brushes with Cancer Artist PC Elliott admits he does not have a personal experience with a terminal illness but he knows what it’s like to stare death in the face. In the summer of 2023, PC returned to Alaska after a 10-year absence from the fishery. Used to working on the Great Lakes, PC had
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Abby Lapins has been familiar with Twist Out Cancer for some time. Her father, Kenny, is not only responsible for the organization’s tagline, but he also serves on the board and has been a multi-year Brushes with Cancer Artist and Inspiration. Abby attended Brushes with Cancer events to support her father’s role with Twist
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Cancer was the Great Showstopper of 2022. It came out of left field for Brushes with Cancer Inspiration, Laura McCullough. Life as she knew it stopped. For Laura, the focus changed to this one area of life: Surviving a dangerous, life-altering illness. Everything paused. Her husband, Ryan, took over management of the kids and household
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Blog images courtesy of Eileen O’Hair. Brushes with Cancer Artist Dr. Aliyah Sadaf often exists in two worlds as a physician and artist. As a creative person, though, she finds unique opportunities to merge the two. “I work at a teaching hospital, so I tell my students and trainees that medicine is a form of
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