Burgundy Arts

One woman's creative crusade through cancer and the arts…

  • The Creative Crusade
    • Who Am I, Anyway?
    • CREATIVE ORIGINS – A Preface
    • ON CREATIVE SELF-WORTH
  • About Me
    • CV
    • A picture of a personu0026#8230;
  • Current and Upcoming Projects
  • March 7, 2023

    Don’t Dream It, Be It.

    Don’t Dream It, Be It.

    I haven’t written for some time, so I’m writing this little piece and then leaving it for awhile. The truth is, I’ve been working very hard to shift my energy into a new direction. To navigate myself into a timeline where my future is filled with health and vitality, creative fulfillment, financial security, wisdom and…

  • November 1, 2022

    The C-Word: Part 26 – A Birthday Wish

    The C-Word: Part 26 – A Birthday Wish

    Today I am 54 years old. Or young, if you prefer. If you had told me when I was 24 that I would be an orphan before the age of 50 and confronting my own mortality at the age of 52, I wouldn’t have believed you. And yet, here I am. My birthday wish this…

  • August 28, 2022

    The C-Word: Part 25 – Prep and Performance

    The C-Word: Part 25 – Prep and Performance

    Well friends, it’s just 2 weeks until Opening Night for The C-Word at the Vancouver Fringe Fest! EEEP! Since my husband and I will be out of town all next week to perform as our Canadian Acoustic Duo KD twice daily at the Armstrong IPE (Interior Provincial Fair and Rodeo) and our Johnny Cash /…

  • August 12, 2022

    The C-Word – Part 24: Getting fringey.

    The C-Word – Part 24: Getting fringey.

    Well folks, my colonoscopy was perfect and my surgeon/proctologist (never thought I’d be using the term “my proctologist”, lol) is very happy! I had my follow-up CT scan which also showed no signs of anything aside from those pesky little polyps in my lung which I STILL think were from Covid, but my oncologist wants…

  • June 20, 2022

    The C Word – Part 23: An Update

    The C Word – Part 23: An Update

    Hey folks, I haven’t blogged in awhile, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still out here fighting the good fight! I’m just more focused on working on adapting everything I’ve been through this past year into my Vancouver Fringe Festival show, also entitled “The C-Word”. It’s going well. Five parody songs, one straight song, storytelling…

  • May 15, 2022

    The C Word – Part 22: My 1 Year Cancer-versary

    The C Word – Part 22: My 1 Year Cancer-versary

    May 15th, 2022. Exactly one year since my diagnosis. One year since I stood clinging to my husband in the Doctor’s office, sobbing, thinking my life was over. One year since this C-Word journey began. In this one year I feel as if I’ve learned more about myself than I had in the past fifty-two.…

  • April 14, 2022

    The C Word: Part 21 – Confidence

    The C Word: Part 21 – Confidence

    My post-surgery follow-up appointment finally arrived on March 31st. One month after my surgery. It was also my first day driving the car and I drove myself all the way into Vancouver to VGH. I’d thought the surgeon was just going to have a look at the scar to make sure it was healing nicely.…

  • March 19, 2022

    The C Word – Part 20: Comfort

    The C Word – Part 20: Comfort

    February 28th, 2022 was the date of my liver resection surgery. As the date approached, I found my nerves unraveling. All the strength I’d been striving to build over the course of the past year seemed to be eroding. In short, I was frightened. This was the third and (hopefully) final stage of my cancer…

  • February 23, 2022

    The C Word – Part 19: C is for Courage

    The C Word – Part 19: C is for Courage

    COURAGE. As my liver surgery date creeps closer and closer, I have found myself dealing with new fears and needing to dig a little deeper for my courage. When I was first diagnosed, I focused on just getting through the first surgery – my colon surgery. That was a big job. After I finally recovered…

  • February 13, 2022

    The C-Word: Part 18 – C is for Centipede: A Healing Journey to Maui

    The C-Word: Part 18 – C is for Centipede: A Healing Journey to Maui

    Cancer is such an intensely personal journey. Everyone’s cancer is unique, everyone’s physiology, belief system and day-to-day demands are unique, and therefore, each person’s journey is very different. Which is why I was indecisive about sharing my story. After all, I still don’t truly know how the tale will end, and that’s scary. Especially to…

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