It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog. There’s a lot of reasons for it but the most powerful one has been shame. The last time I wrote a blog I declared that I was going to quit smoking weed. And I did successfully…. For about a month…
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The power of movement and body connectedness in healing
January 24th, 2018, The day I was told I had cancer, I was three weeks away from getting on a plane to go to Nicaragua and complete my yoga teacher training. I needed a physical to ensure I could safely…
April 15, 2021
What’s Your Ripple?
I see a lot of discussion on Covid lately, and I just want to take a moment to allow you to see a different perspective of it. A lot of the focus is on covid itself, and how serious the…
February 17, 2021
Day +467
I’ve talked a lot about the light at the end of the tunnel; how far away it seems sometimes. Like a finish line just out of reach, or a constantly moving target, the end never seems to truly be in…
July 27, 2020
FYI Music News Digest: Cadence Grace receives stem cell transplant; Wins CMAO Award.
Cadence Grace, a solo artist and singer with country trio Runaway Angel based out of Toronto, was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) on February 12, 2018, and received a bone marrow transplant 64 days ago. The good news is that…
June 21, 2019
THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 7TH ANNUAL CMAONTARIO AWARDS
The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) tonight celebrated the talent and achievements of Ontario’s country music industry across 19 categories at the 7th Annual CMAOntario Awards in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa; Cadence Grace wins the Holly and Steve…
June 16, 2019
Show Review – Country Kicks Cancer’s Ass in Toronto, ON
Sunday Night at The Rock ‘n’ Horse Saloon, fellow musicians, friends, family, staff, and tech crew, came together to give up a few hours our their Sunday, to show support to Cadence Grace of the Country trio, Runaway Angel. The Rock ‘n’ Horse…
March 7, 2019
Retreats & Recovery
The last few days have been absolutely insane- so much so I haven’t really had time to sit down and reflect on them yet. Today I have a bit of downtime and I wanted to talk about how incredible my…
March 5, 2019
Country Music KICKED CANCERS ASS!
Yesterday was amazing, and truly insane. After a wonderful weekend retreat, to walk into something like that was overwhelming. I cried in the corner for the first ten minutes because I was so filled with gratitude. I can never thank…
March 4, 2019
How yoga saved my life
Today was just so amazing it’s going to be hard to put in to words. I woke up and went to yoga with the girls at the Pink Pearl retreat. It was the first time I had practiced yoga since…
March 3, 2019
How you can be a HERO
Did you know, that in one single day you can save someone’s life, while watching netflix? Neither did I until I was diagnosed with Leukemia, and told that without a bone marrow transplant, I wouldn’t survive. When I was first…
February 25, 2019
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Day 1095- 3 Year ‘Re-Birthday’- Messages from the Universe
Today is my third ‘Re-Birthday’. Three years ago today, a kind and incredibly selfless person gave part of themselves to me, so I could win my battle with cancer and have a chance at a second life. To many of you I’m sure, three years seems like a long time,…
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Do the Thing
Lately one question seems to cross my mind about a million times a day: What’s the point? My internal dialogue sounds something like this: “You should get dressed…..What’s the point?”“You should write a blog….What’s the point?”“You should go for a walk… What’s the point?” Normally I would analyze these feelings…
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You are enough
I’ve been wanting to write a blog for a while, but every time an idea or the mood strikes, something peculiar seems to happen. A voice, barely even loud enough to be heard, but somehow forceful enough to stop me in my tracks always says, “NO.” “No one wants to…
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The power of movement and body connectedness in healing
January 24th, 2018, The day I was told I had cancer, I was three weeks away from getting on a plane to go to Nicaragua and complete my yoga teacher training. I needed a physical to ensure I could safely stay on an isolated reserve far away from immediate medical…
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The Jody Seeley Show- Podcast
I had a blast on coffee club with Jody Seeley recently talking about my personal cancer journey, and it was turned into a podcast, which you can listen to here on whatever podcast player you use 🙂
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What’s Your Ripple?
I see a lot of discussion on Covid lately, and I just want to take a moment to allow you to see a different perspective of it. A lot of the focus is on covid itself, and how serious the virus is versus how seriously we should be thinking about…
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Let’s Talk/ I Knew You Could
OK- This is an unorthodox “Bell Let’s Talk” mental health day smorgasbord of which 90% is a children’s book. Don’t be afraid. Read on. It has admittedly been a couple rough weeks. The damage to my kidneys is severe and not reversible- approximately 90% of it is scarred. My clinic…
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Day +636
I have been home from rehab for just over two months and I’m generally doing ‘well’ and am happy with the slow but steady progress I am making. I recently had several neurological tests done to determine the cause and severity of the ‘neuropathy’ that I was experiencing in my…
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Day +592
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog, but a lot of stuff has happened and I’ve truly been in the hardest, darkest stretch of recovery. I just couldn’t do it. This is a long one, but it’s been a long three months and my hands wouldn’t agree with me…
