Initially, one sees the roundness of a tumor and the blood vessels that feed it. Yet, after viewing for a moment, the viewer can see that this is turning into a rose. Kiln glass and a genuine rose were used. The light of universal healing created the transparent, transformational effects here. Submitted in memory of my mother Ruth Reinherz, who succumbed to breast cancer, my teenage son who survived a very rare form of bladder pre-cancer, and in honor of my 40+ friends who are various survivors. You are blooming!

This became an inspirational piece for anyone who has struggled with the fear and sadness associated with a cancer diagnosis. When going through chemo and the changes it makes on our bodies and our identity, many of these feelings percolate deep inside of us. If we can dig deep and find ourselves again we will discover our own inner beauty and strength. As a six year stage 4 ovarian cancer fighter, I know first hand the changes of emotion we go through. But, I choose to wear my sunglasses because each day that I get here, surviving and thriving, is so bright....I have to wear shades!

Breaking Free

On January 23rd, 2015, we learned that my sister had refracted and would need a bone marrow transplant. As we sat in her Oncologist office, I listened, but my mind was drawn to the table in his office. It had this bouquet of flowers and my mind kept thinking about them. Were they real? How could they be with it being January in Colorado? If they were fake- they were the most realistic artificial flowers I&#39;d ever seen. Before I left the office that day- I decided that they were real. And that if these flowers could thrive against the odds than not hope was lost.

Transformation: From Tumor to Rose

By Tracy Ellyn

August 14th, 2019

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