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aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. As a result I
lost my car, my hair, my breasts, even my fingernails
and toenails. And I almost lost my home. But, when
the disease and fight seemed truly insurmountable,
humor showed me see a silver lining.
Since I couldn’t change my cancer, I decided to
change the way I looked at my cancer. And so my altar
ego, Chemo Barbie, was born! All of a sudden, breast
cancer meant no more shaving or waxing! (An added
bonus in the heat of summer!) My skin? It became
peaches and cream…almost like a free facelift! And
bad hair days? Non-existent! Especially when I was
sporting a wig that would make Kim on the Real
Housewives of Atlanta drool with envy.
People often ask me, how I handle it all? I just
laugh and tell them, ‘It’s all smoke and mirrors with
a little T.V. touch up.’ The truth is, without my wig
and breast prosthesis, I look like my friend’s 9 year
old son. And, thank God for eyelash extensions.
Without them, I look like the crypt keeper on crack!
I remember when my fingernails started popping
off at work like Lee Press-On Nails. My co-workers
totally freaked out and started ransacking the office,
looking for super glue or band aids. I was like, what
exactly are we going to glue them to? My skin?!!!
Surviving breast cancer has transformed me,
both inside and out. Before I got sick, much of my
identity was wrapped up in my physical appearance.
I was Barbie. But giving up my looks forced me to
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really connect with the person I was on the inside.
Through this experience, I have lost a lot. But what BAILY’S RESTAURANT
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I have gained is immeasurable: a deep and intimate in Old Town Temecula
in Lake Elsinore
love for my husband and children, an appreciation Friday, October 2nd
Saturday, November 7th
for each and every day I am here and the gift of a
naked eyes
second chance at life.
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I am currently working on a book about my
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experiences appropriately entitled, “Chemo Barbie.”
Pretty Boy Floyd, The Gilby Clarke Band,
Through humor and honesty, I want to uplift
Adler’s Appetite, and KOTTAK!
and inspire people of all ages affected by this
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(Guns ‘n Roses and Rockstar: Supernova)
dreaded disease.
Cancer may have won a few battles along the way,
but with the help of my friends, my family, Michelle’s
80s
FENDER CENTER
in Corona, CA
Place and a fighting spirit, I am winning the war.
Hmmm…could a spin-off book be far behind? I’m
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Saturday, November 14th
thinking, maybe, Rambo Barbie! UTs
with Richard Blade (KROQ & Sirius/XM)
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Singer/Songwriter from The Fixx
Featuring NAKED EYES &
Helping to
Helping to support
Lisa Hicks-Kinney wed her fiancé of four years at
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support
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a winery in Temecula on August 4, 2009. Close
friend and internationally-renown celebrity wedding
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photographer James Johnson graciously provided the
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pictures and performed the ceremony. In addition to being
a full-time mother of two, Lisa works as a paralegal and is
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a volunteer with Michelle’s Place in Murrieta. She can be
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reached at
lisa92562@verizon.net.
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