I believe in the mind/body/soul connection. When a medical disease is officially ruled out, and western medicine has few answers, I considered seeking a safe alternative approach.
Category: Surviving Cancer
Art in The Time of COVID-19: Self Portrait With Mask
Yesterday, I finished this painting, Self Portrait With Mask. I made it with oil paint on a wood panel. The … More
Home Isolation Feels Familiar: Self Portrait of The Artist
This is a little pencil sketch I made years ago, after completing chemotherapy, and my hair grew back in … More
Random Thoughts of Crows, Butterflies and Transformation
Last Fall I watched a murder of crows scavenge through a city park, mingling with a flock of pigeons. One … More
2019: Days of Miracle and Wonder
These are the days of miracle and wonder -Paul Simon New Year’s Eve 2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of … More
Down The Rabbit Hole Part II
Just over a year ago I had the opportunity to show some of my paintings and speak to a live … More
Down the Rabbit Hole
Why is it 2018 feels more like “2017, The Sequel,“ and not an actual New Year? While I have one or … More
Cancer Survivorship: Breaking The Myth of “Nurses are Bad Patients”
Are nurses are the worse patients? Upon completion of treatment for breast cancer, my surgeon remarked, “You got through treatment … More
Plateaus, New Goals, & My First Failure of 2018
2017 was a challenging year for me in many ways, some good, some not so much, but it ended positively. … More
Art and Nursing: Exhibiting Art Within a Power Point Presentation About Oncology Nurse Navigators
The above paintings are original works by Julianna Paradisi, and may not be used or reproduced without permission. This year, … More
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