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Posts with tag artwork
Posted Aug 31st 2007 3:06PM by Martha Edwards
Filed under: Breast Cancer, Fundraisers
World-renowned artist Susan Rios is
donating her time and artwork to a worthy cause: Breast Cancer. Her piece, called
'Feel the Hope', will be signed and sold at $49, with 100% of the profits going to breast cancer. Rios says that the painting was named by her former husband, who himself is battling cancer and is not expected to survive. The artwork and its title are meant to offer hope to those battling cancer.
Rios is a well-know painter whose work adorns the walls for the White House, as well the homes of many celebrities. I think it's great that she is offering some of her talent to the ongoing battle.
Posted Apr 27th 2007 9:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Blogs, Cancer Survivors
She's cute and spunky and full of life. She's Miss Melanoma, and her mission is simple: to raise awareness about skin cancer. Her slogan --
Attitude is everything. You're living with melanoma, not dying from it -- sums up this survivor girl, also known as Lori Lee, whose main goal is to get a Surgeon General's warning in every tanning bed salon window.
Think about this:
Miss Melanoma has a website. It's a spot for readers to learn, explore, RANT, even curse at cancer. "We won't censor your thoughts," she writes. "And we promise someone here will get exactly what you're saying."
The site features news, articles, artwork, shopping, and Miss Melanoma's personal blog, which is simply captivating. And quite shocking too.
Miss Melanoma, who learned in 2005 that a mole on her right foot was the absolute worst form of skin cancer, has endured the amputation of part of this same foot and aggressive treatment for a disease that began spreading up her leg and into her lymph nodes. And now, right now, Lori Lee is awaiting news from her surgeon about whether or not a likely cancerous lymph node deep in her pelvis can be surgically removed.
"Is it weird what a relief it is to be fighting cancer again?" she blogs. "It's something only a cancer survivor can understand, I think. You just don't know until you've been there. It's the new abnormal, people. Sitting around waiting for it to return when every doc you see tells you it's most likely coming back will drive you up the walls. Knowing that it's here and it's really just one lymph node and that we can treat it, that's a relief. I know. I can't explain it."
I urge you to think some more about Miss Melanoma, visit her website, her blog, and even send her your warm wishes as she continues living -- not dying -- from cancer.
Posted Oct 24th 2006 9:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Childhood Cancers, Fundraisers, Products
The kids at
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital keep busy getting better. They keep busy making holiday gifts too -- like ornaments and ceramic plates and holiday cards and gift wrap. All of their hand-crafted creations fill the 2006 St. Jude
Holiday Hope Gift Book, available now and jam-packed with powerful gifts of hope.
Proceeds from gift purchases -- 84 percent of each sale -- benefit sick children in every community in every country who come to St. Jude for life-saving treatment. Like Caleb, a seven-year-old boy diagnosed in 2004 with leukemia.
Caleb was referred to St. Jude -- where no family is ever turned away because of an inability to pay -- and received treatment for three years. Caleb is now in remission and expresses his feelings through his artwork.
Anna Grace, a five-year-old who was abandoned on a roadside in China when she was one day old, was adopted by an American couple and soon after was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on her brain stem. After surgery to remove the tumor, Anna Grace was referred to St. Jude for chemotherapy and radiation. Today, Anna Grace is healthy and only returns for check-ups every six months.
St. Jude stories of hope are plentiful. And so are the kid-created holiday gifts offered this season.
Posted Sep 21st 2006 9:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Breast Cancer, Books, Daily news, Celebrity news, Cancer Survivors
I was busy during my treatment for breast cancer -- really busy. My two little boys kept me in an always-moving, rarely-resting state and while I sometimes felt desperate for a little down time, I am mostly thankful for the crazy pace that kept me focused, kept me occupied, kept me distracted. Staying busy helped pass the time during a phase of my life when moments could crawl at a snail's pace.
According to the Sun newspaper, Kylie Minogue searched for something to keep her occupied during her own breast cancer treatment. What she found -- writing -- has turned her into an author. Minogue's new children's book --
Kylie: The Showgirl Princess -- which she created with her partner Olivier Martinez, kept her mind off her treatments and on the future. And the future she set her sights on during treatment has almost arrived as Minogue's book is set for release this week. Her book, that includes artwork sent to her after her diagnosis from children all over the world, will be on shelves in London today.
Posted Aug 19th 2006 5:08PM by Dalene Entenmann
Filed under: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Cancer events, Fundraisers, Products
Not all London traders are signing on to pose nude for a calendar to benefit the KatCanDo charity. While reported not to be a
shy and retiring group, an unnamed trader is quoted as saying he will not be publicly stripping down to the nude for a calendar. "I think I give the world enough amusement without taking my clothes off."
In 2004, the
KatCanDo charity was founded by Kate Coles, who was diagnosed with colon cancer three years ago and passed away this last March. Her husband Stephen Coles assures everyone that this is a serious project that will be done with the utmost taste. Each person appearing in the calendar will be discreetly covered in all the right places.
The KatCanDo has published two other calendars, the 2005 calendar,
Doctors Uncovered, and a 2006 calendar featuring drawings by children who have been treated for cancer and leukemia.
In addition, they have hosted a Charity Ball; they had runners in the Reading half-marathon and the London Marathon and five runners completed the Great North Run for the charity. KatCanDo has been chosen as the Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd Sports and Social Clubs Nominated Charity for the next year and they have been chosen as the British and Commonwealth Women's Club of Brussels British Charity for 2006. The efforts of the charity has assisted local cancer patients in a number of ways. For more information on the charity, visit
KatCanDo -- and if you are a trader in London -- they still have a few open months left in the upcoming calendar.
Posted Jul 26th 2006 6:23PM by Dalene Entenmann
Filed under: Events, Fundraisers
World Cancer Research Fund is one of five charities involved in
The One Million Masterpiece global art project that is attempting to reflect the true view of our global society by inviting one million people to work on one single piece of art. Each person will contribute one piece to the work of art. No one knows if it will end as a patchwork of a million small squares of artwork, or a larger picture will emerge that cannot be predicted ahead of time. One million images to make one global masterpiece.
Each person who signs up will create an image online. It can correspond to an adjacent piece of art or be singular and separate in creation. In of itself the project is intriguing but it has been launched to serve a greater purpose -- to benefit five charities. One of the charities is the World Cancer Research Fund's Global Network, a network of organizations funding research into dietary patterns of different cultures and how they relate to development of various cancers throughout the world.
You can view the pieces of art as they are coming together at
The One Million Masterpiece -- and quite possibly become one of one million artists working on a
serendipitous creation of global proportion.
Posted Jun 19th 2006 12:33PM by Dalene Entenmann
Filed under: Childhood Cancers, Alternative Therapies
"Believing in art's curative power is as easy as believing in aspirin." -- Art therapist Johanna Russell, UC Davis Child Life Program
Alex's Art Corner is an area within PBS's
A Lion in the House where the artwork of children who are living with cancer can tell their story and display original artwork created by them. Alex Lougheed, a delightful little girl with expressive creative talent, is one of the children featured in the independent film documentary that follows five children and their families over five years through cancer diagnosis, treatment and into survivorship.
One year, the Cincinnati Children's Hospital chose one of Alex's cheerful drawings to be on the front of their Christmas card. All children who are living with cancer are invited to submit their artwork and personal story for inclusion into the Alex's Art Corner online gallery. If you have a child, or know a child, who is facing the challenges of cancer, give them a chance to be in the spotlight and have their art admired by many. According to the submission guidelines, all artwork should be created by children 18 years and younger. Go
here for more information and instructions.
Posted May 11th 2006 7:22PM by Dalene Entenmann
Filed under: Childhood Cancers, Drug, Chemotherapy, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
In March, we introduced you to
Maddox Johnson, a little boy battling non-hodgkins T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. To help his parents pay for his medical expenses, Maddox decided to create art and auction the work on eBay.
Goldenpalace.com, known for making unusual eBay purchases and launching unique and unusual advertising campaigns, placed the
winning bid for Maddox's current eBay artwork auction, by paying more than $2,873 dollars for the watercolors.
Goldenpalace.com is not shy about admitting it becomes involved in eBay auctions guaranteed to make the news. Past eBay purchases have included actor William Shatner's kidney stone and a grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary. The Goldenpalace.com purchase of Maddox's artwork will surely raise public awareness for a seven-year-old boy fighting cancer and helping to pay for his chemotherapy treatments with his artwork.
Photo: Maddox arm-wrestling his physician. Maddox is winning!
