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
To understand Fayruz Benyousef’s cancer journey, you have to go back to 1980. Benyousef was living with her family in Pennsylvania when her dad was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Both her mother, Dr. Nuria Treki, and father, Sharif Benyousef, had no history of cancer. For the Libyan family, the diagnosis was particularly devastating. “Culturally, getting
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Best friends stick together. That’s a lesson Dr. Martin “Marty” Hogan learned when, in 2016, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) – a blood cancer that is extremely rare for Marty’s demographic. “ALL is a common cancer in kids, and it’s very treatable with kids,” Marty said. “They go through chemo and have
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