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@loribmt

I know from experience how puzzling these blood cancers can be. Similar to you, I’ve lived a very active, healthy lifestyle and still ended up with a shock of a very aggressive form of leukemia. However, I was told repeatedly by my medical teams that it is because of that lifestyle and positive attitude that I recovered so quickly!
Cell mutations are beyond our control. The older we become, the more we’re exposed to a zillion factors that can cause a change. And some just happen randomly. It’s how we cope with the changes that keep up moving forward. HA, we didn’t get to be wise ‘women of age’ by being sissies! ☺️ So keep up your positivity and take this all one day at a time.
I have to ask…Arty Marty…what’s the story behind your name?

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Ha, thanks. When I retired from full time work over 20 years ago, I started taking art courses and have had a very lovely second career as an artist. You can see my work at marthanixonartist.org. I have a show coming up in September, so when time permits, I am working on some new pieces. Love doing encaustics when the weather is good- have to work on my back porch due to toxic fumes when you heat the encaustic ( wax) paint. Also volunteer with a palliative care day program where art is a lovely thing to share with folks who are facing life threatening illnesses.