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  Brushes with Cancer Inspiration Abby Match’s breast cancer diagnosis was a one-two punch. While processing the hit-by-a-truck feeling that comes with every diagnosis, another truck was right around the corner.  “My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer on the same day I was diagnosed,” Abby said. “We went to sleep one night thinking everything […]

  Prior to 2020, Twist Out Cancer held in-person Twistshops .These Twistshops were non-clinical, creative arts therapy based workshops led by a licensed clinician/creative arts therapist. Then, the world was introduced to COVID and Twistshop director and facilitator, Jacqueline Carmody, had to think fast.  Luckily, the disruption led to an opportunity: moving Twistshops to the

Brushes with Cancer Artist Sara Zielinski understood the assignment.  In 2021, she was paired with Inspiration Pam Oliver, a mother grieving the recent loss of her daughter, Kristin, who had a rare form of heart cancer.  They were hundreds of miles away and took advantage of technology, connecting mostly via video chats. This was important

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green did not set out to make history as the first doctor to cure cancer using nanoparticles. But on her journey, she did.  “When I was a little girl, I loved math and solving problems, but cancer was not on my radar until I was 22 and first from my family to graduate

When Erin Harris signed up to be a Brushes with Cancer Artist three years ago, he viewed it as the perfect way to honor his mother’s memory. On May 15, 2016, Erin’s mother ended her two-year cancer journey.  “I witnessed how hard it was for her,” he said. “There were many triumphs and many losses

  Twist Out Cancer, an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming, announced that it will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a series of events and initiatives throughout the year. This includes a Twist Out Cancer inspired exhibit at the WNDR Museum in Chicago, where

  One day, Twist Out Cancer Founder and CEO Jenna Benn Shersher came across a viral video of Rena Williams and knew she had to reach out.  You see, Rena has a story very similar to Jenna’s.  When she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, Rena turned to dance as a way to manage her

  Grammy-nominated artist SaulPaul lives his life based on the example his grandmother set for him. “Even though she got food from the food pantry, I remember people coming over and her preparing a meal for them,” he said. “She taught me that as long as you have something, you have something to give.” Her

  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