Healing NET Tapestry: "Faces and Voices of the NET Community"

I love art. It’s always been present in my life. My mother is gifted in crafts and plays piano. Her sister paints beautiful landscapes and replicas of the Masters. One grandma saved her money cleaning houses as a young woman to buy a violin. My other grandma drew pictures of birds and hooked and braided colorful rugs. She also made me a quilt out of scrap material from dresses my mother made me as a child. I love to draw and am trying to be patient enough to paint. Art speaks to me and I think it tells a story the artist wants us to hear.

Maybe that’s why I love stories too. Everyone has one and when we SPEAK the stories, others LEARN and when we LISTEN to the stories, we LEARN. I will never forget the moment I was told I had cancer, both the first time and the second time. The second one was a LOT more complicated. It was a horse of a different color…a zebra.

So, the idea of a Tapestry that weaves together stories and perspectives makes sense to me. Patients, caregivers, health care providers, people who work in the medical industry, and people who just simply CARE, all have a story as to how NET cancer impacts them. By telling our stories, we connect to each other, and show the nuances of neuroendocrine cancer. We share our challenges, our lessons, and our inspirations in order to weave a bigger and broader and more lasting story. Our hope is that others who listen might understand and help us spread awareness and education.

Healing NET Foundation began collecting your stories in the spring. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the Healing NET Tapestry: “Faces and Voices of the NET Community”. Please click here to watch beginning 6pmCST November 10. Please leave comments on this blog so that the conversation can continue.