This is a time in life when we look closely in the mirror and realize all of our selling points were only tools used in addition to what we really own! Having cancer can rob you of your outer beauty if you let it. The trick is to remember all the beauty you have stored up inside. … [Read more...]
Survivor Part 3: Lemons to Lemonade
We can't choose our own destinies, but we can help by taking proper precautions and listening to our bodies and asking for help from the medical world. Finding the right doctor is just as important as taking the correct meds. A support system must be in place if you're sick … [Read more...]
Survivor Part 2: Lemons to Lemonade
Please understand, that everything in this series is 100% True. I have survived Ovarian Cancer and have chosen to tell you about it. I feel, in some way, I was meant to survive so that maybe I can play a part in helping to save another woman–you may be the one. Go to your … [Read more...]
My Daughters Brought Me Back to Life!
While on chemo, which really messes with your balance and energy levels, and filled with steroids which cause you to blow up a bit. I asked two of my daughters to choreograph a dance with me! The fact that we did it in the bathroom, is the funniest part of all! God bless … [Read more...]
A Dance Can Speak a THOUSAND Words
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25. Losing Your Mom, 101.
Dallas, Tx May 14th, 2015My Mom taught me to say "please and thank you." She did a good job because I'm saying it to you. "Thank you all for your support." It's certainly been a rocky day. After being gone for 10 days while working from a closet sized studio with barking … [Read more...]
13. This Truth Was One of the Hardest Things I Have Ever Told
Nov. 1st, 2014It took Nerves of Steel to write this blog series. To just make the announcement: "Robin Marshall has Cancer, There… I Said It!” You’ll never know how frightened I was to share that news. I thought, "It is better that people hear it from me and not let it get all … [Read more...]
12. Hair Dryer? Yer’ Outta’ Here!
Oct. 16th, 2014I Did It! I’m FREE at Last! I’m back to feeling like myself! Dare I say, a Sugar Mom?I finally realized I’d been holding myself hostage.... to my hair! I made an appointment with the woman who sold me my "patiently waiting wigs"... to cut it all off! As a cancer … [Read more...]
Glamour Shots was Good to Us!
My daughters joined me for a photo shoot at Glamour Shots! By the time we were done, I thought the photographer was going to KILL Us. The Laughing bug hit One, then Two, then ME. GREAT ROLE MODEL! You can't take us to weddings, funerals, or meetings either! In honor of all women … [Read more...]
28. The Night Before…
Some of you may have noticed that I've been more "visible" lateley! LOL, but I wanted share a secret as to why. When I'm nervous I force myself to be social, funny, outrageous, and for lack of a better word, gregarious! It's an easier route than sitting back and letting things … [Read more...]
22. I Promised You My “Happy Dance!”
Feb 23, 2015 Dallas, Texas I've been chemo-free for two weeks now! I made a promise to you that if I beat Cancer's ass- I'd do a "happy dance!" (Make sure you click on the link, considering I almost put myself back in the … [Read more...]
21. You Will Not Believe My News!
Feb 16th, 2015 Dallas, Tx. If you have been following my blog, you’ll know that 2 days ago I posted I was to go in today to have 4 chemo injections done in a 6 hour session. You know I have dreaded this- but they felt as I felt- I couldn’t handle the week to week … [Read more...]
20. “It Ain’t Over Till the FAT Lady Sings!” She’ Singin’!
Feb 15th,2015 Dallas, TxSo it’s come down to the wire… My Doctor has admitted I’m “one of a kind.” Meaning, she’s never had a patient who’s numbers have been the equivalent to a wooden roller coaster, where you hear the sound of the rickety-rick as it climbs to the peak and … [Read more...]
15. A Mere Reflection of Myself?
Nov. 20th, 2014Am I delusional or am I just refusing to drink the Kool-Aid?I had a conversation with someone last night who is having some legal issues and may have to sort it out in front of judge. I volunteered to testify on his behalf, and the first words out of his mouth … [Read more...]
11. It All Comes Down To A Woman’s Hair
Oct. 5th, 2014There are two things you can’t mess with: a woman’s kids and a woman’s hair. For a split second I truly couldn’t figure out what I was most unhappy about; the fact I may lose my life or the realization that this newly developed "Sugar Mom” was going to have to live … [Read more...]