In addition to writing, I direct the literary arts program for patients and staff at Duke. Part of this program includes a discussion group each Friday. I wanted to let you know about our guest speaker this Friday and invite you to come:
Breast cancer survivor, Marcy Brenner, will be at Duke Medical Center this Friday. Marcy and her husband will perform their music at 10:30 am on the courtyard of the hospital to be followed at noon by a viewing of the documentary film, Dead Girl Walking in the Rauch Conference Room, 15103 Morris Building. I pulled this off Marcy’s website:
A fresh “insanely positive” perspective on the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Truly a “hand in the dark” for those who face a life-threatening illness.“If I was offered a deal to go back in time and live my life
without cancer, and all I would
have to give up was the insights, experience
and purpose that have come to me as a result,
I would not make that bargain. I was given a wake-up call to life.”
Marcy Brenner was diagnosed with breast cancer the same year she lost her mother to ovarian cancer. She was 34. This is her story from the brink of despair to being truly alive. This film is for breast cancer survivors and their partners, for spiritual seekers and for anyone whose life has been touched by a life-threatening illness.
(Marcy Brenner, Relay for Life Keynote)
I have watched the film trailer on Marcy’s site, http://www.deadgirlwalking.net/THE_FILM.html and found it to be uplifting and empowering.
Marcy and her husband are professional muscians who were recently featured in the film, Nights in Rondanthe.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more info: 684-6223. I hope you will join us!
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