I love gathering seashells and I enjoy making people smile! Put those two things together and you get painted seashells!! At least that&acirc;&euro;&trade;s what I came up with. I may be the only person on my flight who is TAKING seashells back to the beach! I place a painted shell each day along my vacation. It&acirc;&euro;&trade;s a pleasure to witness someone discover my little treasures! Makes me feel good, and I make a donation for each one that is found &amp; posted on social media (Instagram).

I&acirc;&euro;&trade;m Stage 4 NED almost 5 years, rising from the ashes.

Phoenix 

Since my diagnosis with metastatic breast cancer in December 2018, I&acirc;&euro;&trade;ve been striving to become a statistical outlier, one of those people who enjoy decades of progression-free survival. I began to sample any and every stress-relieving activity I could, including Tai Chi, meditation, and an independent art therapy initiative. I&acirc;&euro;&trade;ve made few prior attempts at drawing and have no training, but I kept at it. This sketch of a simple braid is the 17th thing I drew and I think its not half bad. The process of drawing asks me to look closely and see deeply. When I do I am amazed at both the world around me and my ability to create some version of it.

Seashell Stages

By Laura Stewart

July 15th, 2019

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