Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 that was the last thing, I expected. There was so much information to swallow. Overwhelmed with diagnosis, surgery dates, appointments, scans and too many decisions to make, I felt lost. I wish that I had a to-do list;...
Oct 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
At The Unexpected Gift, we work hard to make sure the products we sell and use for our services are safe and do not contain carcinogens. Carcinogens are compounds that are known to cause cancer and they are found in many products that we use on a daily basis....
Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
At The Unexpected Gift we carry a number of wigs. Mainly we concentrate on synthetic wigs. When I bought my own wig 4 years ago, I went for something that I would never naturally have. I decided on a reddish coloured bob, straight hair. I had curly hair, but when I...
Oct 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was in a yoga class about a year ago and the teacher asked a simple question at the beginning of class, she asked us to think about three people who we felt the most love for. My three people were my husband Les, my son Sid and my son Griffin. After she allowed us...
Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was October 5th, four years ago today when I received the news. The words you have cancer were uttered out loud and my life was changed forever. I had been to the clinic the week before, had the mammogram and ultra sound and then, the wait. The period of time where...