victoreahh

ABOUT

Location

North Carolina

Born

1952

Gender

Female

Member

Standard

Joined

April 2004

Interests

Painting, music, cooking, my sweet doggie!

It is so hard to believe, but I used to contribute a good bit to FanStory going back to 2004. I enjoyed writing. Then I opened a cake shop and that was all "SHE WROTE"! Literally!!!! Then I got the big "C" word - Colon Cancer. I had resection surgery in 2013 that went terribly wrong, developed sepsis and almost died. Ended up back in the OR, Intensive Care and have an ileostomy as my new friend! It saved my life though. That's when I started painting - through my cancer ordeal and chemo. Painting has saved my life too, I think. Doing the cakes was creative and fun, yet stressful. Now I do art because I ENJOY doing it. I can listen to a book on audio while I paint or listen to great music. It helps me create! I am always open to critique and suggestion - as I am self-taught. I am always eager to learn better technique and style. Glad to be back as a part of Fan"Pages". I have missed the community.