Robyn Michele Levy

Robyn Michele Levy http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com Award-winning Artist * Writer * Radio Broadcaster * Advocate * Motivational Speaker * Multi-Media Presentations * Living with Parkinson's disease and breast cancer Mon, 20 May 2013 22:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/c2d3a73b0b55196deb024e6c2ffaa0d9?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png Robyn Michele Levy http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com Confession #2 to my Neuropsychiatrist http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/confession-2-to-my-neuropsychiatrist/ http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/confession-2-to-my-neuropsychiatrist/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 18:17:15 +0000 Robyn Michele Levy http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/?p=9421 Continue reading →]]>

My Yummy Mummy days are long gone. I have officially crossed over to the other side. I am now a Tummy Mummy with menopausal powers.

I no longer glow — I sweat. I no longer bleed — I bleat. I’ve traded in my sex appeal for text appeal. And this suits me just fine.

After all, I’d rather turn pages than turn heads.

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Some days it’s hard to tell if I’m dancing or treading water.

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If you happen to be friends with Angelina Jolie, and you’re looking for the perfect post-double mastectomy gift to give her — forget the flowers and gourmet food baskets. Just go to your favourite bookstore and buy these Top Five Mastectomy Memoirs recommended by CBC Books: Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy by Geralyn Lucas; Blood Matters by Masha Gessen; Most of Me by Robyn Michele Levy; Pretty is What Changes by Jessica Queller; Cancer Vixen by Marisa Acocella Marchetto.

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Go ahead meds – permeate my blood-brain barrier!

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CBC’s The Current called me early this morning, wondering what I thought about Angelina Jolie‘s prophylactic double mastectomy and the Op-Ed she wrote in today’s New York Times. Shocked by the news, I read Jolie’s Op-Ed several times. Clearly, Jolie’s reasons for undergoing this surgery are personal: “My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56… I carry a faulty gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer…My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent…my children don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.” I assume that’s why Angelina Jolie kept this personal event private. But now she is going public. Why? “Because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer. It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options.” Jolie wonders how thousands of low-income and middle-income American women will have $3,000 to pay for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 tests? This is a good question. Here’s another: To what lengths will Angelina Jolie — former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations and one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses — advocate on behalf of women who may also carry BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but don’t have the financial means to purchase the test? How long until women do all their banking at The Angelina Jolie Credit Union?

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If you or someone you know has Parkinson’s, you probably know Bev Ribaudo – aka Yuma Bev. Diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease, Bev writes one of the most popular, informative Parkinson’s blogs in the PD community. She is a tireless advocate, fundraiser, educator, writer, author and social media marvel! She’s on Twitter , Facebook, Youtube, Amazon, LinkedIn. She’s funny. She’s frank. And today she’s frightened. I don’t blame her — she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently in hospital getting a lumpectomy. So please send Bev your prayers and blessings while holding her hand all the way.

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If I were a horse, I’d have delusions of grand manure.

]]> http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/warning-never-confess-this-to-your-therapist/feed/ 4 robynlevy Horse Colours Animation4 Today’s Twitter Book Review of Most Of Me by Leslie Hatch Gail http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/todays-twitter-book-review-of-most-of-me-by-leslie-hatch-gail/ http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/todays-twitter-book-review-of-most-of-me-by-leslie-hatch-gail/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:54:14 +0000 Robyn Michele Levy http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/?p=9324 ]]>

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“Not sure why I picked up Robyn Levy’s Most of Me, but it was a witty, beautiful account of her resilience.” — Leslie Hatch Gail, M. Ed., professional organizer and business owner of Declare Order in Chicago, Illinois.

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Sleepy. Sloppy. Medicated. Married. Artsy. Fartsy. Sexy!

]]> http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/how-do-i-really-feel-today/feed/ 0 robynlevy puddle nose 3 The Art of Parkinson’s Wall Features my Limited Edition Prints http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/the-art-of-parkinsons-wall-features-my-limited-edition-prints/ http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/the-art-of-parkinsons-wall-features-my-limited-edition-prints/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:02:18 +0000 Robyn Michele Levy http://robynlevygallery.wordpress.com/?p=9305 Continue reading →]]>

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Shortly after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s and breast cancer, I created a collection of limited edition prints about these diseases. Some were serious, others were playful. All of these artworks reveal aspects of how my body and mind and sense of self have been impacted by illness. Sure, there’s sadness and fear, but there’s also hope and trust and discovery. And the joy of making new friends all over the world — such as Cyndee Williams Bowen in Clearwater, Florida. Cyndee is a Speech-Language Therapist. We met on Twitter. And now many of my prints hang on The Art Of Parkinson’s Wall in her office, including Parkinson Scrabble which has the distinguished honour of being the “anchor picture.” Thank you Cyndee!

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