This year I celebrate a trifecta of significant Life events:
- Passing the 5 year milestone of being found with No Evidence of Disease or N.E.D. after a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis last May
- Reaching the 15th year of survivorship since the first time I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2005
- Graduating with a Certificate of Creative Leadership with a concentration on Screenwriting, an intensive year long film writing program at Bethel Conservatory of the Arts
Equipped with world class creative skills and a new lease on life, I'm ready to continue my advocacy to empower individuals, families and communities facing life threatening health challenges such as Stage 4 cancer. Since 2014, I've written articles and blogs as The UnPatient, a person I define as someone fully empowered to take charge of her health journey towards the best possible outcomes; able to overcome even life-threatening challenges. Now I'm ready to step into a new level of advocacy through the production of content and digital media designed for a vastly underserved community: people who are struggling Stage 4 cancer and other life threatening health challenges. I want to teach and help equip people become to powerful UnPatients in their own right through strategy and story. Thus I am raising funds for production costs of the following suite of science and advocacy infused interactive media:
Introducing: The UnPatient Transformation Trilogy
The following projects, which are currently in various levels of development are planned for staggered delivery , in no particular order, within seven months of fundraising completion.
Episode 1
Long Satisfied Life, Meditations for UnPatients (print book, ebook, audiobook)
31 days of meditations designed to shape and transform mindsets towards full empowerment, lovingly crafted for UnPatients and their caregivers, in particular for those newly diagnosed and in treatment.
Episode 2
My Magnificent Right Breast, a Memoir (print book, ebook and audiobook)
The incredible true story of my journey through the crucible of a rare form of metastatic breast cancer, moving from dying, incurable and inoperable to over 5 years with No Evidence of Disease.
Episode 3
The Cancer Catapult, a Comprehensive Field Guide for Unpatients (print book, ebook, audiobook, online education)
I distill the best wisdom gathered in 15 years of research and education from the best minds in Silicon Valley and around the world to help individuals seeking to overcome an advanced cancer diagnosis with skills and strategies delivered through powerful proprietary frameworks that I personally developed and field tested. This volume features a comprehensive database of resources, including a continuously updated list of digital health apps, technologies and therapeutics that elevates every UnPatient's health toolkit for best possible outcomes and quality of life
With your help, I plan to give away FREE digital audio copies of Episode 1: Long Satisfied Life to individuals who can show that they are currently patients in treatment for cancer, heart disease or other severe illness.