By Jacqueline Carmody, LCPC, ATR-BC Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a life-altering experience. You are immediately forced to shift your current plans and deal with a new reality, all while coping with a flood of emotions such as fear, anxiety, depression, grief and worry. These feelings can be hard to express with words, which exacerbates […]
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Three weeks before Melissa Jacobus moved to Austin in 2019, she received her HR+ stage two breast cancer diagnosis. “The timing with the move was not ideal – but there is never a good time to find out you have cancer.” Being stage two, Jacobus had a high success rate. However, that doesn’t make the
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Sarah Tonkin didn’t realize the impact a simple email could bring. A GM Design Center employee, she received an email about the upcoming Brushes with Cancer program the Design Center was bringing in for its staff. It was a call for people to participate as artists and inspirations. Every Brushes with Cancer program matches up
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Erin Greganti’s life changed after her 2019 Brushes with Cancer experience. An artist, Greganti was matched with inspiration, Angela Fuller. Like the majority of our artist-inspiration pairings, these two were meant to be. “Angela and I were both very nervous, so instead of a lighthearted intro, we just word-vomited on each other and went straight
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Carol Garrett didn’t know what to expect from her Brushes with Cancer experience. One thing she did want, though, was to respect her artist’s time by getting down to business right away. It turned out Garrett’s “let’s do this” attitude was just one of many personality traits she shares with artist Kirk Roda. “When Kirk
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Dave Brigolin had a little hesitation when he joined GM Design Center’s Brushes with Cancer program. A cancer survivor, Brigolin recognized all the good things he had during his journey and how fortunate his situation was compared to others going through their cancer experience. “I’m not happy about cancer – I can’t recommend it for
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Julie Pelaez has always had a creative mind and artistic ability, however, she never got serious about her art until she found the perfect medium: Five years ago, Pelaez was enjoying a day at an Austin art show when a specific art collection caught her eye. “I saw this art across the room and the
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Virtual art exhibition on Friday, September 25 will showcase 25 unique works of art done by GM Design Center employees, each representing an individual’s journey with cancer August 10, 2020, Detroit – Twist Out Cancer will host their 2020 Brushes With Cancer program at GM’s Design Center in Warren, Michigan, beginning
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Val Newberg was hesitant to show up to the Austin Brushes with Cancer event, however, her good friend Bob Kaufman was the motivation she needed to get out of the house. “My friends and I hate going out on Sunday nights, but we love Bob,” Newberg said. “We had no idea what we were going
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