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Parenting Identical Twins - What I Have Learned About Nature vs. Nurture ~...
Thanks to Her Magazine for the ongoing support of my parenting via writing, I have published another cute little piece about my observations and experiences in Motherhood. Thank you Her Magazine, was...
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My involvement in Melanoma Month this year
On my fourth anniversary of diagnosis of advanced melanoma skin cancer (which is this week), I am reflecting on my experience, and that of those around me. Above all, I am grateful for all of the...
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When things come full circle: OneWalk, Toronto
I'm having one of those days where everything seems ironic. In a good way. This afternoon I am being interviewed for an article in the National Post, for a project that I have been working on behalf...
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How it went at OneWalk Toronto 2018
So I'm a bit delayed in posting about my experience at OneWalk Toronto with the team at La Roche-Posay Canada, but that's because I decided to write about it in a blog for Save Your Skin Foundation....
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Apologies for the random blog email!
Hi - if the other day you received a weird email containing one of my old blog posts from 2016 I just want to say sorry about that! You weren't hacked, I wasn't hacked, my health is okay (that was an...
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Blast from the Past
A few weeks ago I had major surgery - unrelated to cancer, not to worry - and I can't help but notice how the whole experience took me right back to 2014 when I got a diagnosis of advanced melanoma....
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My work at SYSF, explained
A few years ago I posted about finding this group called Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF), founded by BC-based melanoma survivor Kathy Barnard, and all about how Kathy and the SYSF team helped me...
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Recent Media - it's still a family affair
For years Claire and Cass were by my side for awareness events and opportunities when we would share our story about how I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, and how it went from there for our...
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The Skinopathy Podcast: Skin Cancer Has No Caché
As part of UV Awareness Month, we are excited to announce the launch of The Skinopathy Podcast on Spotify and iTunes, a four part series on Sunscreen, beginning with Part 1 – Skin Cancer has no Caché...
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Working Toward My BC Citizenship
Over the last few days (months) I've been toying with how to title this particular blog - it could easily be "The Evolution of the Journey I Didn't Plan to Take... Ex-Motherhood, Melanoma, and still...
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BC Waterfalls, Lakes, and Dams Oh My!
As I gathered the photos for this post, I had a chance to reflect on all of the ground we have covered traveling in British Columbia over the past two years. I'm never complacent about all of the...
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You can't be impatient going to the Yukon
Another check mark on my "wow I never thought that could happen!" list - we went to the Yukon. Commonly known here, the Great Northern Circle Route can be traveled in either direction. We went from PG...
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Meeting Local Celebrities
Among my BC-travel highlights are the times I have had the privilege of meeting people who I think are pretty neat. Of course family and friends rank at the very top of my neat-people list! But there...
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the Blog Dog moved to BC too!
If you don't already know this guy, let me tell you about him: Reese, my chocolate Lab (a.k.a. my husband) for many years, loves getting treats, having car rides, going for walks, swimming, eating...
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Once a Nosy Patient, Always a Nosy Patient (Advocate)
Note from a reader: Enough gallivanting around Natalie, get back to work! OK, back to work I go - I have cancer to write about, experience to share, fellow patients and warriors to help through their...
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Blogging @ GetSkinHelp.com
Over the last couple of years I have had the pleasure of doing some work with the GetSkinHelp team, and I’m pleased to continue! Wrote a blog for their site – click here to read the blog: What to...
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Brought in the New Year like the Old Days!
Claire and Cass came to visit us in Prince George BC!The main annual holiday celebration for the three of us girls has always been New Year's Eve (in addition to our birthdays - we declare holidays on...
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Innovation is a Journey
Quick post to share a campaign that just launched: Innovation is a journeyI am honoured to have been part of this project and to support the work being done by life-saving pharmaceutical companies in...
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Us - in our neighbourhood magazine!
Well... honestly I'm not even sure where to start with this one. I've frequently reported how I tend to find myself in interesting situations at the most interesting times. Today is no different! And...
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March is Lymphedema Awareness Month
Over the years I have written quite a bit about my experience with lymphedema - secondary lymphedema, from surgery for melanoma skin cancer. Lymphedema (lim-fa-DEE-ma): lymphedema is a lifelong...
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