Saving Tania’s Privates
If you didn’t think it possible to laugh about breast cancer, you haven’t read Tania Katan’s award winning memoir about her battle with this disease. Now she’s taken her humorous and loving “mammoir” and adapted it to the stage in Saving Tania’s Privates. It’s a show about “far out families, quirky girlfriends and boobs — but not necessarily in that order.” Get a sneak peak on YouTube!
August 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Hello!
I found your blog while looking up resources for breast cancer patients, and thought you might be interested in a woman who’s taken a pretty unique path in her own cancer battle. Meg Gaffney is a nurse, and when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to skip chemotherapy and radiation, and go right to a bilateral mastectomy. But when her plastic surgeon recommended a skin graft surgery to build up new nipples, she decided to incorporate art into her own personal healing process.
For Meg, that means getting nipples tattooed onto her body instead of the graft surgery, and now — after months of searching for an artist willing to take on her challenge — she’s about to get the work done!
We’re 8 parts into a documentary on Meg, which is featured on GrowingBolder.com. I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think!
http://growingbolder.com/media/health/cancer/confronting-cancer-part-8-181742.html
Meg is dynamic, creative, and completely committed to ridding the world of cancer, and her spirit is contagious.
Thanks for your time, and best luck in your own journey!
Katy Widrick
Executive Producer, GrowingBolder.com
katy@growingbolder.com
407-362-8237
August 11th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Hi Katy. Thanks for writing and sending the link! Meg’s is a very inspiring story. Please let me know when the documentary is complete. Would like to know when and where it will be playing.
All the breast,
Elisabeth