That Barry Girl

That Barry Girl tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1 2008-11-14T20:28:56Z Thriving, Not Just Surviving Movable Type 3.31 Reflections for the Holiday Season tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.42 2008-11-15T23:33:44Z 2008-11-14T20:28:56Z

Our October collaboration with Enchanted Designs by Molly and three prestigious salons in the Boston area was a huge success! We raised enough to offer emotional support through the I Wish I Knew series to women at 4 care centers...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org Our October collaboration with Enchanted Designs by Molly and three prestigious salons in the Boston area was a huge success! We raised enough to offer emotional support through the I Wish I Knew series to women at 4 care centers in Massachusetts. We will also award a cash grant to a patient through the Patient-to-Patient, Heart-to-Heart program at Beth Israel. Thank you for your support. Remember, this collaboration will last through the holiday season and all year long. The beautiful bracelets, woven in subtle shades of silver and gold Swarovski crystals with sterling findings and a crystal dangle at the clasp, are a perfect gift for the holidays or any special occasion. They are available through the holiday season at Persona Salon on Newbury Street, Boston, Headlines Salon on Main Street in Falmouth and Rudolph Adamo Salon on Stage Coach Way in Cohasset. And of course, they are available for delivery at That Store on the web site. www.thatbarrygirl.org - for the holidays and all year. Remember too, you can still order the last years beautiful Pink Molly and That Barry Girl's signature Tapestry bracelet or necklace at That Store on this site. Profits continue to support the foundation's work including bringing our second survivor to Mexico to recuperate by the beach. The third is scheduled for February. The collaboration between That Barry Girl Foundation and Enchanted Designs by Molly is special. The bracelets are a beautiful testimony to friendship and caring. The designs by Molly are woven together with her mom, a 25-year breast cancer survivor. The energy behind them is one of healing and love and embodies the spirit of ‘That Barry Girl Foundation, Thriving not just Surviving’ October Collaborations that Run All Year Long tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.40 2008-09-30T20:31:55Z 2008-10-13T21:18:58Z

This October marks our second year collaborating with Enchanted Designs by Molly to raise funds to help women with breast cancer emotionally, financially and as they move into recuperation. Once again, Molly has designed a unique bracelet for That Barry...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org This October marks our second year collaborating with Enchanted Designs by Molly to raise funds to help women with breast cancer emotionally, financially and as they move into recuperation. Once again, Molly has designed a unique bracelet for That Barry Girl Foundation, called Reflections. Created in subtle shades of silver and gold Swarovski crystals with sterling findings and a crystal dangle at the clasp, the bracelet not only symbolizes the circle of love but also engenders reflection on the complexity of life, like the complexity of the crystals themselves. The bracelets will be available at 3 Salons this year, Persona Salon on Newbury Street in Boston, Headlines Salon on Main Street in Falmouth and Rudolph Adamo Salon on Stagecoach Way in Cohasset, Massachusetts. As always, we can take orders on line at That Store, www.thatbarrygirl.org, and ship direct. Enchanted Designs by Molly will generously donate profits from the sale of these bracelets to That Barry Girl Foundation, Thriving not just Surviving. The partnership will start in October and will continue throughout the year, because this collaboration, like friendship and cancer, has no season. You can also still order the last years beautiful Pink Molly and That Barry Girl's signature Tapestry bracelet or necklace at That Store. Profits continue to support the foundation's work. The collaboration between That Barry Girl Foundation and Enchanted Designs by Molly is special. The bracelets are a beautiful testimony to friendship and caring.. Reflections are designed by Molly and woven together with her mom, a 25-year breast cancer survivor. The energy behind them is one of healing and love and embodies the spirit of ‘That Barry Girl Foundation, Thriving not just Surviving’. Point of Life Radio Interview tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.39 2008-09-26T03:12:26Z 2008-09-26T15:32:08Z

If you missed Fanny's interview on Wednesday, you can hear the archived version at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pointoflife/2008/09/24/Point-of-life-Inspirational-Show-with-Michael-Levy. The first half hour is the interview with Fanny. If you get a chance, listen and let us know what you think!...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org If you missed Fanny's interview on Wednesday, you can hear the archived version at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pointoflife/2008/09/24/Point-of-life-Inspirational-Show-with-Michael-Levy. The first half hour is the interview with Fanny. If you get a chance, listen and let us know what you think! Point of Life Radio Interview September 24th at 10 a.m. EST tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.38 2008-09-18T15:45:15Z 2008-09-18T15:50:55Z

Join Fanny once again as she spends a half hour talking with Michael Levy on the Point of Life Internet Radio show. Tune your web browsesr to :www.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pointoflife/2008/07/16/The-Point-of-Life-Inspirational-Show-with-Michael-Levy as we discuss the I Wish I Knew series and Fanny and...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org Join Fanny once again as she spends a half hour talking with Michael Levy on the Point of Life Internet Radio show. Tune your web browsesr to :www.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pointoflife/2008/07/16/The-Point-of-Life-Inspirational-Show-with-Michael-Levy as we discuss the I Wish I Knew series and Fanny and Michael's perceptions on the point of life. 2nd Radio Interview! tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.37 2008-08-16T18:29:17Z 2008-08-28T13:55:24Z

If you missed Fanny's second Internet Radio Interview on Wednesday, August 20 at 10:30 (EST) you can hear the archived version at www.pointoflife.com. Fanny talks about her I Wish I Knew books and That Barry Girl Foundation with Dr. Zoe...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org If you missed Fanny's second Internet Radio Interview on Wednesday, August 20 at 10:30 (EST) you can hear the archived version at www.pointoflife.com. Fanny talks about her I Wish I Knew books and That Barry Girl Foundation with Dr. Zoe Lewis and Michael Levy on the Point of Life Inspirational Internet Radio Show. Zoe, Michael and Fanny discussed how happiness heals and how the I Wish I Knew Series transcend breast cancer and speak to people facing life threatening illnesses in general. Please listen in and let That Barry Girl know what you think! Radio Interview! tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.36 2008-07-28T18:40:45Z 2008-08-12T17:55:59Z

If you missed Fanny discussing the I Wish I Knew series and That Barry Girl Foundation on "Coping with Caregiving", August 9, 2008, you can listen to the archived version at http://www.wsRadio.com/CopingWithCaregiving. Llisten-on-demand to the archive via Windows Media Player...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org If you missed Fanny discussing the I Wish I Knew series and That Barry Girl Foundation on "Coping with Caregiving", August 9, 2008, you can listen to the archived version at http://www.wsRadio.com/CopingWithCaregiving. Llisten-on-demand to the archive via Windows Media Player or Real Player, and hear Fanny discuss her books, her foundation and pursuing her dreams. She will also participate with Dr. Zoe Lewis on August 20, 10:00 -11:00 am. with interviewer Michael Levy and the Point of Life Radio Show on BlogTalk radio. Details will follow closer to the date. I Wish I Knew series inspires author on Alzheimers tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.35 2008-06-12T17:15:49Z 2008-06-12T17:47:25Z

Dr. Zoe Lewis met Fanny in Miami and also came to visit Casa Wish in Mexico. While she and Fanny were discussing projects and how to help people, Dr. Lewis thought that the sort of practical advice imparted in the...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org Casa Wish in Mexico. While she and Fanny were discussing projects and how to help people, Dr. Lewis thought that the sort of practical advice imparted in the I Wish I Knew Series and their easy to read and artistic format could also help Alzheimers patients. Her book, I Hope They Know, is soon to be published and contains an essay from Fanny on "Survivorship". It also offers some very similar advice to patients, their family and friends, showing that many people can benefit from the insights we gain through the cancer experience, especially if we share. See the extended entry to read Fanny's essay. For more information on Dr. Lewis' effort, visit her web site at www.zoealewis.com]]> Surviving by Fanny Barry As a cancer survivor, I celebrate life with a desire and need to improve the lives of others. Care from others, help, love and a deeper understanding of impermanence, have heightened my empathy, tolerance, laughter and understanding. I have found myself again and I am in a place where I need to give more to others than ever before. To survive, I have accepted so much from others, some very close and some very new acquaintances brought me through the disease. No one makes the survivor journey alone. At first, I kept my “survivorship” fairly secret. Probably the same way a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s might be kept secret. I don’t tell everyone. It frightens some and makes some people uneasy. It is about death, I know. A lot of people don’t want to hear it, don’t want to think about it. I understand that. Sometimes I don’t want to think about it either. So I try not to talk too much about it. But it is there. And, more and more, as I become comfortable with the fact, with the term “survivor”, I share. Each time I share I tell myself “ok” first. There is this little voice inside me that whispers “Go ahead. They, he, she, might want to know. It is ok. Say it. It is not a bad thing.” So I say it. Selectively, more and more. And people do want to know. Often they share their stories. So many have been touched. “My mother died of the disease.” “My sister had it and is doing well.” “My friend was just diagnosed.” “I am a survivor too.” Somehow it gives people permission to share their stories. Somehow it takes away my embarrassment of the diagnosis and gives me pride in my survivorship. Too, it frees those with whom I share. By sharing my survivorship, I enable the little voice inside of them to whisper “go ahead, she wants to know. It is ok.” It enables them to be heard, to not be embarrassed. And so we share. Often, there is a bond. Always, there is comfort. Realistically, it is how I survived. I told others I had cancer and they helped me. Now as I tell people and we share our stories, there is the realization of a problem. We realize there is a need to solve it or at least to help each other try. Communicating the existence of the disease is a first step to enabling people to help each other. It is how we stop denying that we could have the disease. It is how we start accepting that we need to do something. That is why I started my non-profit. That is why I wrote my books. That is why I tell people, “I am a survivor.” When we share the knowledge, we are able to help each other. When we share the knowledge, we diminish the shame, the doubt, the fear. Those touched by breast cancer and I believe most who have faced death, either themselves or through a loved one are changed by the experience. “Of course” you say. Every experience changes us, adds to the fabric of our being. But my experience surviving breast cancer has changed me in ways I would never have imagined. It has changed my family and friends, probably in ways they could never imagine. It showed me, and them, my strengths and my weaknesses. It took me to the edge and back. I know it took people I love and who love me to the edge and back. We are all survivors. But it also developed in me and in them a greater sense of empathy, tolerance and a greater need to share our lives with others as fortunate as we are - fortunate to be alive and to live every day. Fortunate to breathe each breath in awareness of the gift of life and in the awareness that we need to help each other do the same. Communication can be a key to survivorship. Communication can be a key to those who may not survive so that they may have a better quality of life during their illness. It enables those who love them to come back from the edge. There is a parallel in all life death situations. Alzheimer’s disease is no different. There is an embarrassment I am sure. But there also needs to be that little voice inside that can speak up to share, selectively. That little voice that says, “It is ok, go ahead, they, he, she might want to know. It is ok. Say it. It is not a bad thing.” Sharing our situations, our experiences, our needs will engender a commonality of compassion, a desire to improve each person's experience with disease, with life and death situations and will allow survivors and support systems to give back in some way, because no one survives alone. And for those who leave, no one leaves any one behind. We all touch each other and we leave a void when we go where others cannot follow. That void can be filled with empathy, compassion, an ability to help and give to others and a community of care.]]> Make all Your Gifts Extra Special tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.34 2008-04-28T23:15:53Z 2008-05-07T22:42:32Z

Send gifts that send love in several directions. A gift from That Barry Girl Foundation makes your love go a little farther because a percentage of every item in our store supports the foundation' s mission of providing emotional, financial...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org Send gifts that send love in several directions. A gift from That Barry Girl Foundation makes your love go a little farther because a percentage of every item in our store supports the foundation' s mission of providing emotional, financial and recuperative support to women with breast cancer. From the I Wish I Knew series of books to our Tapestry bracelet and necklace, these beautiful gift items will please the recipient and send your love and just that much further. Journaling as Art Workshop at the Blum Resouce Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.33 2008-04-16T19:20:10Z 2008-04-16T19:28:43Z

The results are in and the workshop on Journaling as Art was a huge success! On April 9, Fanny led a workshop to look at journaling as art. The participants responded that they were all inspired after the session and...

Fanny Barry http://thatbarrygirl.org Journaling as Art was a huge success! On April 9, Fanny led a workshop to look at journaling as art. The participants responded that they were all inspired after the session and were excited to start journaling, either once again or for the first time. The half day workshop was held at the Blum Resource Center at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Fanny focused on art as expression and drew from her own art work based on her journals and drawings from the I Wish I Knew series. See the cards based on this same artwork at That Store to get inspired yourself!]]> Pink Molly Necklace and Bracelet Set tag:thatbarrygirl.org,2008://1.32 2008-03-31T18:12:45Z 2008-03-31T18:46:53Z