Shizzle Design | Our Journey

22 May 5-22-17 Update on Cathy’s Battle with Cancer

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It's been a while since I've updated anyone on our website. For those of you who don't know, Cathy is my sister and partner in the business. Shizzle Sisters Cathy (left) and Shelly (right) Shelly (left) and Cathy (right) pictured below at West Michigan's Women's Expo 2014 DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI Cath was...

08 May A Whimsical Garden Chair in Remembrance of Sydney Grace

Posted at 15:47h in Furniture Makeovers / Tips & Tutorials, Our Journey 44 Comments

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Remembering Sydney Grace...

12 Feb Today is a Good Day for a Good Day!

Posted at 18:15h in Our Journey 8 Comments

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They say God doesn't give you more than you can handle. As of late, I beg to differ. Two years ago, I stopped saying "Things have to get better, RIGHT?" because quite frankly, every time that thought crossed my mind, another bad thing happened. Cathy had reached her limit last Monday. The barium from...

25 Dec Not the news we were hoping for…

Posted at 10:35h in Our Journey 1 Comment

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Repost from December 6 - With Cathy, our mom and myself all down at the same time, we need your prayers...

25 Dec Shizzle Girls Need Your Prayers

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Repost from December 1st - Hi Friends of Shizzle! My name is Liz Kamyszek and I'm writing on behalf of Shelly and Cathy! They are going through a tough time right now. Shelly just had another surgery on her shoulder and has a 6-month recovery ahead of her. She can't drive...

25 Dec Cathy’s Journey to Kick Stage IV Metastatic Cancer

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Written by Cathy Blood Thanksgiving Week 2016 - As you may have heard by now, I recently received some bad news. Here's the past week in a nutshell.

07 Apr Finding my way back with paint therapy

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Finding my way back

For the first time in over a year, I'm thrilled to be creating again. I lost my passion for painting this past year between the divorce, my diagnosis of cancer, major surgery, long recovery and almost losing our mom to an unexpected heart block. After spending months in physical therapy and basic survival mode, I'm finally climbing out of the haze. The fog is clearing and I can see hope for a better tomorrow. Painting furniture is therapeutic, having lost that lust was like losing part of my inner soul and I'm so thankful it's starting to come back. I tried the Frenchic for the first time when I returned to work after surgery. Cathy had raved about it for months and it didn't take long for me to understand why. Frenchic is absolutely dreamy and just what I needed to spark my passion for painting again. 0111

27 Sep The Cancer is Gone, My Arm has been Rebuilt, now the Long Road to Recovery

Posted at 22:55h in Misc., Our Journey 15 Comments

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Words cannot express the overwhelming gratitude I have for all the friends and family who've come along side the girls and I since I was diagnosed with cancer. From my primary doctor, Kristi Kern, to my orthopedic oncology surgeon, Dr. Joel Post, I've had nothing but exceptional care. Chondrosarcoma is an extremely rare form of...

09 Sep My Results are in ~ It’s Cancer

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Dr. Post called with my biopsy results and told me I have a very rare form of bone cancer called chondrosarcoma.

18 Aug Thank you for your Prayers…

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Our Jenison Shizzle Shop will be closed Wednesday, August 19 as my family and I meet a team of doctors at Spectrum Health's Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion. At this point, I'm not sure what the future holds for me. They haven't determined yet if the large bony lesion inside my humerus is malignant or...