David
Bailey's story
is one of tenacious
faith and gentle
passion. On July
4, 1996, doctors
told David he had
a malignant brain
tumor and would be
dead by Christmas.
He left his corporate
career and returned
to his first love
of songwriting and
performing, with
a goal of sharing
the hope on which
his life depended.
Eight years, nine
albums, 39 states
and hundreds of concerts
later, David, his
songs, and his passions
are alive and well.
David’s songs
are reminiscent of
folk legends like
Jim Croce and Cat
Stevens, though he
also points to the
work of Kahlil Gibran
and J.S. Bach as
being influential
in his writing. Strong
melodies and intricate
finger picking set
a perfect backdrop
for his warm baritone
as he delivers keen
and witty insights
about his favorite
topics: time, faith,
hope, love, and dreams.
His story has been
featured on CBS News/48
Hours, 60 Minutes,
Fox/Health, Family
Health channel, and
NPR. David challenges
all of us to live
passionately and
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Barbara
Bass, BS was
diagnosed with
breast cancer
at age 42. Despite
having to confront
the fears and
anxiety associated
with cancer
and mortality,
she choose to
act deliberately,
remained focus
and used the
same strategy
she has always
evoked when
confronted with
life obstacles. Having
worked in the
human services
for over 23
years, she is
a strong advocator
for at risk
youth and families.
Currently, Ms.
Bass operates
a juvenile diversion
program for
the Urban League
of the Upstate. In
addition, she
co-facilitates
a teen mentoring
group for at-risk
females, PACE-
Positive Affirmation
and Character
Education. She
shares her life
strategy with
others in hopes
that they too
will persevere
and become a
survivor.
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Russ
Burns is
a retired public
school educator
living in Laurens,
South Carolina,
where he and
his wife now
operate a family
farm and he
does a bit of
science writing. In
1998, Russ fell
victim to cancer. Because
the cancer had
spread widely,
he was given
six months to
live by his
doctors. Rather
than give up,
he embarked
on a journey
through a variety
of treatments,
and is essentially
cancer-free
today. In
the hope of
helping others
with cancer,
Russ often speaks
to support groups
and offers counseling
to those seeking
options in their
cancer treatment. He
is currently
researching
and writing
a book about
complementary
treatments for
cancer, most
of which he
employed successfully
during his years
of dealing with
the disease
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Scott
Burton helps
survivors
see the
human side
of the
cancer
battle.
Getting
bogged
down by
medicine,
statistics
and fear,
survivors
sometimes
forget
that their
lives are
still present,
vital and
precious. To
get his
point across,
Scott uses
his best
tool, humor. A
stand-up
comic and
world class
juggler,
Scott has
worked
with Jay
Leno and
Jerry Seinfeld,
as well
as writing
for prime-time
television. He
tells the
tale of
his cancer
battle
with humanity,
refreshing
honesty
and an
engaging
comic sense. His
audience
soon sees
that his
is not
a story
about cancer.
It is the
story of
life. The
gift of
laughter,
Scott believes,
helps cancer
survivors
feel normal
and see
their lives
as precious. "I
felt, and
still do,
that each
moment
laughing
is a moment
you are
- if only
for a second
- in love
with life." When
Scott Burton
tells his
story,
nobody
cries. They
laugh like
they never
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Gene
Covington was
born and
raised
in Richmond,
Virginia.
She and
her husband,
Champ,
married
in 1966
and after
living
in Atlanta,
Georgia
and Greensboro,
North Carolina,
they moved
to Greenville,
South Carolina
in 1972.
She is
the mother
of three
adult children
and dotes
on four
grandchildren!
Gene has
been involved
with a
variety
of community
volunteer
opportunities
with her
most recent
focus on
Greenville’s
United
Way and
the Center
for Developmental
Services.
In 1999,
Champ was
diagnosed
with throat
cancer.
Gene appreciates
the love
and support
she received
from family
and friends
which allowed
her to
devote
herself
to his
treatment
and recovery.
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  Larry
LeShan's Website |
Lawrence
LeShan is
a research
and clinical
psychologist
who has
worked
with people
with cancer
for over
fifty years.
His research
has led
them to
find new,
often effective
ways to
triumph
over their
illness
by using
the challenge
as a turning
point to
change
and enrich
their lives.
Dr. LeShan
was the
recipient
of the
Gardner
Murphy
Award (American
Society
for Psychical
Research),
the Pathfinder
Award (Association
of Humanistic
Psychology)
and the
Norman
Cousins
Award.
The author
of approximately
100 papers
in the
professional
literature
world,
Dr. LeShan
has penned
many books
including You
Can Fight
For Your
Life, Cancer
As a Turning
Point, and How
to Meditate.
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Meredith
Lind Reed has
been performing
since the age
of 5, both on
stage and off. She
has been studying
voice, drama
and dance since
she was a child.
Due to the love she
has for the Fine
Arts, she became
a vocal performance/music
business major at
Anderson College,
Anderson, SC. Some
of Meredith's stage credits include such shows as My Way - A Tribute To Frank
Sinatra, Tony & the
Divas: In Concert,
A Diva Holiday, 1957-
A Diva Heaven, Blithe
Spirit, Dracula,
Music Man, Sound
of Music, and Guys-n-Dolls,
to name a few. Meredith
has also worked back
stage as Musical
Director, Assistant
Director, Stage Manager,
and lighting and
sound operator for
numerous other productions.
Meredith is a member
of the Board for
Centre Stage~South
Carolina!, a locally
producing, non-profit,
professional theatre
and Production Coordinator.
Meredith is very
pleased to have the
opportunity to be
a part of Healing
Journeys.
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Bukeka
Newby-Shoals, a
native of Pontiac,
Michigan, performed
in musicals from
as early as second
grade. She
studied vocal music
and communications
at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio and University of Missouri in Kansas
City.
Her career spans human
growth and development
as well as vocal performance
and recording artist.
She directed a school
site for the State of Missouri program entitled
Caring Communities and
later trained state employees
on the subjects of Diversity,
Workplace Ethics, and
Effective Communication.
In 2000 Shoals co-wrote
the Raising Fathers/Raising
Children fathering curriculum,
which is now being facilitated
by the Georgia Fatherhood
Program in 36 sites across
the state of Georgia. In 1998 Shoals released
her first solo album self
entitled Bukeka. She is Co-founder of CVE (Creative
Vision Enterprises) Network
Enterprises, a Motivational
Presentation Company.
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Annan
Paterson has
been acting
for over 25
years in the
San Francisco
Bay area and
California’s
Central Valley.
Annan’s
love of theatre
and passion
for acting led
her to create
her solo show, Deep Canyon,
as a way to
express and
share her experiences
with cancer.
As an ovarian
cancer patient
15 years ago,
Annan experienced
unusual but
surprisingly
universal situations
and met people
who influenced
her life in
a profound way.
Through both
humor and drama, Deep Canyon explores
how cancer was
truly a “turning
point” in
her life and
continues to
deeply impact
her life today. She
has performed
Deep Canyon
for now thousands
of audience
members nationally. Her
second solo
show, Not
A Gift From
Heaven,was
recently featured
at the annual
conference of
the California
Association
of School Psychologists. |
Annan
Paterson's Website
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Rachel
Naomi Remen is
Professor of Clinical
Medicine at UCSF
and Founder and Director
of The Institute
For The Study of
Health and Illness
at Commonweal. The
Institute is a professional
development program
for physicians at
all levels of training
who wish to deepen
their capacity for
empathy, compassion,
understanding and communication.
She is the Director of
the Institute’s
course, The Healer’s Art now taught at UCSF Medical School and 34 other medical schools nationwide.
Dr. Remen is Co-founder
and Medical Director of
the Commonweal Cancer
Help Program, featured
in the 1993 Bill
Moyers PBS series, Healing
and the Mind. She has
a fifty-year personal
history of Crohn’s
disease and her work uniquely
blends the viewpoint of
physician and patient.
She is the author of two
best sellers, Kitchen
Table Wisdom: Stories
That Heal (Riverhead,
1996) and My Grandfather’s
Blessings: Stories of
Strength, Refuge and Belonging (Riverhead,
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Terri
Tate, RN, MS -
Thriving
through
two
bouts
of
oral
cancer
from
which
she
had
a
2%
chance
of
survival
has
taught
Terri
Tate
lots
of
lessons
in
overcoming
obstacles
with
grace
and
humor.
Now
she
offers
us
her
wisdom,
along
with
a
hefty
side
order
of
laughs,
in
programs
like, "We're
All In This
Together: Creating
a Community
of Caring in
Health Care," "Straight
From the Patient's
Mouth: A Provider
Speaks Back
from the Other
Side of the
Bed," and in
her wildly successful
one woman show, "Shopping
as a Spiritual
Path." An
inspirational
humorist,
consultant
and
coach,
Terri's
mission
is
to
inspire
others
with
her
stories
and
to
create
containers
for
truth,
community
and
fun.
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Terri
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Jeanne
Wallace, PhD,
CNC is an
authority in integrative
cancer care: educating
cancer patients and
their health-care
providers about evidence-based
dietary, nutritional
and botanical support
to complement conventional
oncology care. She
received her PhD
in Nutrition in 1998.
She specializes in
primary, malignant
brain tumors, and
also has extensive
experience working
with clients with
other cancers. She
is the author of
numerous articles
and is on the Editorial
Board of Integrative
Cancer Therapies.
She is certified
by the National Association
of Nutrition Professionals,
and practices as
a clinical nutrition
consultant.
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Master
Tony Wei - was
born in Beijing
in 1921, Master
Tony Wei has
been involved
in the martial
arts for 77
years. As a
youth, Master
Wei studied
in fabled Song-Sang
Shaolin Temple
in Hunan Province.
While at the
temple, and
for many years
afterward, he
practiced Chinese
Kung Fu, Tai
Chi Chuan, and
Chi Kung. He
taught martial
arts to the
Chinese and
Japanese armies,
became a national
boxing champion,
and later turned
to acting in
and directing
70 martial arts
films and television
shows. He went
on to write
a comprehensive
Kung Fu book
in Chinese.
A popular and
well-respected
teacher, Master
Wei has been
in the United
States since
1990 and resides
in Greenville,
South Carolina.
He teaches classes
at QiMountain
and at Greenville
Hospital System
Life Center® Health & Conditioning
Club. For information
on his classes,
call Kim Hein
at 864-455-4001.
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