by Director | May 10, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Maggie Card
“My cancer journey was not about facing death. It was about being truthful about my life. What had fallen apart? Who had I become? What was I holding onto? Did I have the safety, support, and security to face life after cancer? Did I want to face life without...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Jun 1, 2018 | #maggiesbrightside, Breast Cancer, Fundraising, Maggie Card, Making Lemonade
Holy Moly Brightsiders! Making Lemonade really blew my socks off. I’m not going to go into the gritty details, because, well you should come and find out for yourself next time. But let’s just say we all gleaned some insight from a fine sommelier courtesy of Vermont...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Sep 29, 2017 | Breast Cancer, Clinical Trial, Diagnosis, Doctors, Maggie Card, Medication, Metastatic Disease
Now is the time to soften. I came to this conclusion as I lay on the mat in the first yoga class I had taken in a million years. I had been meaning to try a class at SoulShine Power Yoga, a Maggie’s Brightside Sponsor, for a while now, but as luck would have it, I...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Sep 3, 2017 | anger, Breast Cancer, Children, Maggie Card, Progression
If you have children under the age of 10 then you probably have watched the hit movie sensation, “Trolls,” and you probably have memorized the words to every single song on the soundtrack. I’ve joked that Poppy is like my spirit, but animated, that, “I Will Get Back...
by Maggie Van Duyn | May 25, 2017 | Breast Cancer, Community, Fashion, Fitness, Maggie Card
YOU GUYS—I am so excited to FINALLY tell you my big news! It all started when I was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer in September of 2015 and I was swiftly ushered into a new club. The Cancer Club. It is a terrible club to be in. People who are in the club...
