Cancer

  Vaccines were rolling out, COVID cases were going down and the Twist Out Cancer was eagerly anticipating its first in-person Brushes with Cancer event since 2019.  Until we met Omicron.  For a brief period in early 2022, the world held its breath as we hunkered down, masked back up and re-evaluated all future plans […]

  When Brushes with Cancer Inspiration Pam Oliver learned her daughter, Kristin, was diagnosed with a rare heart cancer, she immediately turned to her faith. “I am a woman of faith and had my faith during a crisis,” Pam said. “It is something that has always carried me during tough times. I go to scripture

Twist Out Cancer, an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming, announced today it will hold an in-person celebration at Drippings Springs Distillery on Sunday, May 1, at 5 p.m., to celebrate the culmination of the 2022 Southern Brushes With Cancer program. It features 36

  Brushes with Cancer Artist Holly Carton embeds secret messages in her paintings.  It began when she first saw the 2001 film, Kate & Leopold, a time-travel romantic comedy where the titular character Leopold is living in the 19th century and finds himself in early 2000s New York City. Holly was struck by a scene

  Brushes with Cancer Artist Jennifer O’Brien wants people to stop viewing cancer as a fight. The published author, artist, and healthcare administrator thinks words like “warrior” and “survivor” don’t take into consideration what cancer really is. And she’s right. “It’s this overused war language,” she said. “It’s not a fight, it’s so much more

  Twist Out Cancer, an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming, and Dreame, an international collective of artists, dreamers, and co-creators, announced today a collaboration that can help people pay tribute to, and remember loved ones who are no longer physically with us.  The

  Writing has always been part of Dr. Mei Huang’s life. Born in Hengyang, Hunan Province, China, she was praised by teachers for the way she utilized words.  “Sometimes I didn’t know that I wrote wonderful sentences. I was just happy to write.” But over time, Dr. Huang’s relationship with writing shifted. Once a tool

  Twist Out Cancer Founder and CEO Jenna Benn Shersher had no intention in participating as an Inspiration for Brushes with Cancer’s 10th anniversary. But Artist Kate Van Doren convinced her otherwise.  “I was immediately inspired by Jenna and when I reached out to her initially about her being an Inspiration, she said no,” Kate

  Twist Out Cancer, an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming, announced today it will host a virtual Brushes With Cancer Event in the Midwest on Sunday, November 14 at 5 p.m. CST.  Since the organization was founded in Chicago ten years ago, Twist

In its 10th year, Brushes with Cancer will host participants from all over the world, including the U.K., Mexico, India and Germany. But connecting those touched by cancer internationally isn’t something Jenna Benn Shersher had originally intended when she founded Twist Out Cancer 10 years ago. It was just an organic part of her life.