Asking for help is not something My Husband or I do very well. We are lucky people who have many opportunities others do not, and are grateful for the abundance that we already felt we had in our lives! We both felt a sense of guilt and shame over asking…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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Happy New Year
Heading into this new year, I’ve been struggling with a lot of emotions. Usually the New Year is a chance for me to hit the reset button, set new goals, and plan new adventures. It brings hope, renewal and excitement. This year it brings the most uncertainty I have ever…
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The Wild Ride
This year has without a doubt, been the wildest ride I’ve ridden. It started off with a shock leukaemia diagnosis, and then went on to be filled with extremely wonderful highs in my music life, that left me feeling more proud than ever about the music and magic happening within Runaway…
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Video Update & Song
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Short + Sweet Update
Hey guys! I’ll keep this update short and bittersweet? After a whole month off treatment my blood counts haven’t recovered and have somehow continued to drop. I’m feeling a bit more rough than usual these days. We’re going to be doing a repeat bone marrow biopsy September 5th, the day…
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Stopping Sprycel again
So last Friday we ended up stopping Sprycel TKI treatment again because my counts were too low to continue. My doctor referred me to a specialist at Princess Margaret to give some guidance on my case, who I was able to see yesterday. His name was Dr. Lipton and he…
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Is this ever going to work?
It’s been about a month since I last checked in and what a wild but wonderful time! I was extremely grateful and had so much fun playing MainStage at Trackside, Country Fest on the Grand, & Kinstock with my Best Friends and We shot the music video for our Current…
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Cancer can’t stop me!
Rocking out at Trackside on the MainStage!! What an amazing day, moment and memory I will never forget. It was hot (35 freakin degrees) I wasn’t feeling the greatest but we KILLED IT! Love these ladies so much for never questioning me wanting to keep pushing forward with music as…
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Raw Truth & Honesty
I Don’t often post things that aren’t positive but that’s not a fair representation of what I’m really feeling all the time and I think it’s important to let other people know it’s OK to feel that way. My Blood Counts were up a bit as of my last check…
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Global News
In the face of uncertainty, moving ahead with my dreams and plans seemed to be the only logical solution. It’s been great being distracted from the challenges and the limbo that Leukemia can bring. Here is my band performing on Global news this week to promote our new single ‘Hard…