Being Tired After Cancer

Jul 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

I was reading an article in an online magazine I get monthly and this was one of the topics. Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF). I know that this is a real thing, from dealing with it myself and hearing about it from other cancer graduates. Many ask if the exhaustion ever...

Purely Gorgeous, Purely Natural.

Jun 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

  The heart of PurelyGorgeous is to serve and teach women about natural skin care as well as colour cosmetics. It is to show women a NEW way of doing makeup that is good for you and for your skin. It is teaching women to love themselves as they were created and...

Choosing to be Happy

May 24, 2017 | Uncategorized

The thing with me and my cancer is that I never thought that I could die…that this was it. Even after being diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma, it never even fazed me. I guess I’ve always been a positive person. I like to laugh my way through...

What to Expect at The Unexpected Gift.

May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized

We are not a gift shop and we are not a maternity store. No, cancer is not a gift. Unexpectedly, it changed my focus on what life is about. It changed my views on how I was living my life and I knew I needed to do something different. So, I opened a store to help...

Who is your support?

Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

Support people are the people in your life that have not slowly moved away since you were diagnosed with cancer. In a positive sense, it results in thinning out the social responsibilities that a person has. I do not see a negative, for me, the people that became...

Cancer Conundrum

Apr 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

Recently, I have had many customers ask me questions about their therapies and doctor visits. The theme seems to be why this and not that? Why does this doctor prescribe this, but my friends doctor did not? Why is there not a standard protocol, a checklist? I also get...

Physical Activity, Recurrence and Rowing…

Feb 22, 2017 | Uncategorized

Prior to being diagnosed with breast cancer, I was a very active person. I had become addicted to boxing about four years prior. The sport, the community and the workouts were fantastic. I was very dedicated, 5 mornings a week at 6:45 am. That’s hardcore. I did...