Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Bershan Shaw, ‘Love In The City’ Star And Breast Cancer Survivor, Shares What Helped Her Beat Remarkable Odds
In the mid-2000s, Bershan Shaw was a thriving young woman living in
New York City, pursuing her dream of being an actress. In between her
acting gigs and full-time job as a bartender, the ambitious 30-something
even found time to open her own restaurant and bar in midtown
Manhattan. Life was busy and full. Then, everything came to a halt.
At age 33, Bershan was diagnosed with breast cancer. Though devastated, she was determined to fight.
“I didn’t want to be ‘the sick girl’ at 33,” she says. “I didn’t want to be the girl who needed sympathy and empathy.”
Bershan opted for radiation and seemed to respond well to the treatment. But two years after that initial diagnosis — just weeks before her wedding — Bershan learned that her cancer had returned.
It was stage four, the doctors said. She was given three months to live.
“I was literally praying every day, ‘Please don’t take my life, God. Please. This is not my time,’” Bershan says.
That was five years ago. Today, Bershan is cancer-free with no evidence of the disease. Since her diagnosis, the “Love in the City” star has been on a mission to change lives, creating an online community of “warriors” who support each other through tough times. During an art event for this URAWarrior organization, Bershan opens up about her breast cancer battle and how art helped heal her.
“During that time, I was going to museums every day, looking at artists, looking at their struggle,” she says. “I connected with the artists.”
Eager to give back to the art community, Bershan announces that this URAWarrior project will happen every three months and invites the various artists to stand up and share their own remarkable stories of survival. In the video, the artists open up about what they have overcome. Like Bershan, they each found comfort and strength in art.
“Art really does heal us,” Bershan says. “I want this to be a movement. Don’t be afraid, stand up… You are a warrior.”
“I didn’t want to be ‘the sick girl’ at 33,” she says. “I didn’t want to be the girl who needed sympathy and empathy.”
Bershan opted for radiation and seemed to respond well to the treatment. But two years after that initial diagnosis — just weeks before her wedding — Bershan learned that her cancer had returned.
It was stage four, the doctors said. She was given three months to live.
“I was literally praying every day, ‘Please don’t take my life, God. Please. This is not my time,’” Bershan says.
That was five years ago. Today, Bershan is cancer-free with no evidence of the disease. Since her diagnosis, the “Love in the City” star has been on a mission to change lives, creating an online community of “warriors” who support each other through tough times. During an art event for this URAWarrior organization, Bershan opens up about her breast cancer battle and how art helped heal her.
“During that time, I was going to museums every day, looking at artists, looking at their struggle,” she says. “I connected with the artists.”
Eager to give back to the art community, Bershan announces that this URAWarrior project will happen every three months and invites the various artists to stand up and share their own remarkable stories of survival. In the video, the artists open up about what they have overcome. Like Bershan, they each found comfort and strength in art.
“Art really does heal us,” Bershan says. “I want this to be a movement. Don’t be afraid, stand up… You are a warrior.”
Red Card For Manchester United Coach, David Moyes, His Fall From Grace to Grass
The news of David Moyes’ removal as coach of football club, Manchester United was met with jubilation from most fans.
Club faithfuls have blamed Moyes’ for the fall of the Red Devils from grace and many believe that with him out of the way Man. U can soar back to its former glory.
Here is a timeline of Moyes’ rocky 10 month tenure as coach of Man. U:
Club faithfuls have blamed Moyes’ for the fall of the Red Devils from grace and many believe that with him out of the way Man. U can soar back to its former glory.
Here is a timeline of Moyes’ rocky 10 month tenure as coach of Man. U:
September 1 – United suffer first defeat under Moyes as Daniel Sturridge gives Liverpool victory at Anfield. Wayne Rooney misses the game with a nasty head wound after being kicked in the head accidentally by Phil Jones in training.
September 22 – Hammered 4-1 at Manchester City. This time Robin van Persie is absent with a thigh injury.
September 28 – United lose 2-1 at home to West Brom, ending the Baggies’ 35-year wait for an Old Trafford triumph.
October 19 – Concede last-minute Adam Lallana equaliser against Southampton at Old Trafford.
December 4 – Bryan Oviedo scores four minutes from time as Moyes’ former club Everton end their 21-year wait for an away win over United.
December 6 – Rio Ferdinand criticises Moyes’ policy of leaving it late to pick his teams, claiming on BT Sport: “It turns you into a madman.”
December 7 – Yohan Cabaye gets the only goal as Newcastle win at Old Trafford for the first time since 1972.
December 10 – Van Persie suffers thigh injury taking a corner against Shakhtar Donetsk, and is ruled out for seven weeks.
January 1 – Rooney plays in the defeat by Tottenham but is then ruled out for four weeks with a groin injury.
January 5 – Swansea win at Old Trafford for the first time as Wilfried Bony’s late goal sends United out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage for only the second time in 30 years.
January 7 – Defeat in Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Sunderland means a third straight loss for the first time since May 2001.
January 19 – Skipper Nemanja Vidic is sent off as United crash to defeat at Chelsea.
January 22 – United beat Sunderland 2-1 in the Capital One Cup semi-final return leg thanks to Javier Hernandez’s last-gasp effort in extra-time but come off worst in an awful penalty shoot-out, with only Darren Fletcher scoring from their five kicks.
February 1 – Stoke end their long wait for a win against United. Charlie Adam’s double gives them their first since 1984.
February 7 – Vidic confirms he will leave at the end of the season.
February 9 – United come from behind to lead bottom side Fulham at Old Trafford, but Darren Bent’s stoppage-time equaliser settles a 2-2 draw to deny the hosts all three points. Moyes describes the result as being “as bad as it gets”.
February 25 – It proves gruesome in Greece for United in the Champions League last 16 as a poor performance sees the Red Devils beaten 2-0 by Olympiacos in Piraeus.
March 16 – Another day United will want to forget in a hurry as two Steven Gerrard penalties and a Luis Suarez strike earns Liverpool a crushing 3-0 win at Old Trafford. It could have been even worse for Moyes’ men as Gerrard also hit the post with another penalty.
March 25 – United lose 3-0 to bitter rivals for the second consecutive home league game as a brace from Edin Dzeko and a late strike from Yaya Toure hands Manchester City a derby double over their city rivals. The result ensured United were guaranteed to end the season with their lowest points total in Premier League history.
April 9 – Despite an encouraging 1-1 draw in the first leg and taking the lead through Patrice Evra, the Red Devils go down 3-1 to defending champions Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena.
April 20 – Moyes’ return to Goodison Park is turned into a nightmare as a Leighton Baines penalty and a goal from Kevin Mirallas hand Everton a 2-0 win, a result which means United cannot qualify for the Champions League.
April 22 – Moyes is sacked by United.
Sexy Osas Ighodaro HOT Curvy Body on the cover of WOW! Magazine
Tinsel star Osas Ighodaro is the cover girl for the new issue of WOW!
Magazine. Osas is a flawless representation of ethereal chic in a white
Grecian cut out dress, decorated with green lace motifs. The sexy TV
girl, pulled no stops on this new issue of WOW! magazine. She sizzles in
several other knockout looks you don’t want to miss.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Caught in the Act: Female Student Caught With Her Lecturer on camera
The things some lecturers do to people’s daughters in the higher institutions before they can graduate is just too much.
And if you ask any female student they will tell you that no lecturer has ever “touched” them. Some students even flirt the lecturers all in the name of getting a good grade…We will keep talking, writing and exposing such acts till it comes to an end.
And if you ask any female student they will tell you that no lecturer has ever “touched” them. Some students even flirt the lecturers all in the name of getting a good grade…We will keep talking, writing and exposing such acts till it comes to an end.
Nollywood Actress Simon Evia Flaunts her Curvy body in New Pix
Nollywood Star, Simon Evia shares some Sexy pix earlier today showing the curves that makes men misbehave when they see her….lol
Hot or Not?
Hot or Not?
Actress Laide Bakare’s Ex-Hubby Blasts Her For Dumping Him To Marry A “Fraud”
As the news of Laide Bakare’s rich husband’s alleged fraud case is
spreading fast in the media, her ex-husband Olumide Okufulure, who she
dumped to marry Lagos Big Boy, Tunde Orilowo, got wind of the fact that
her new husband is on the run and has been declared wanted by the EFCC.
Olumide, a US-based businessman, has blasted Laide Bakare. See what he said below:
“You see, Laide has just started. She hasn’t even reached where she’s going. She will soon leave this Alhaji because she likes a comfortable place. I heard she claims that I don’t have money. Now she’s where she can get money…
“When I met her, she was driving a Celica. I bought her a 2 million Chrysler car. When she had our child, I bought a first-class ticket for her to bring our baby. I later bought Infinity SUV that she gave her younger sibling.
“When she was about to marry me, it was the money she saw. When she came to America, I bought her a 4matic Benz. Laide isn’t a good person, she is yet to see God’s wrath.”
The man also said he has found a new woman who is not too money conscious and they are getting married.
Olumide, a US-based businessman, has blasted Laide Bakare. See what he said below:
“You see, Laide has just started. She hasn’t even reached where she’s going. She will soon leave this Alhaji because she likes a comfortable place. I heard she claims that I don’t have money. Now she’s where she can get money…
“When I met her, she was driving a Celica. I bought her a 2 million Chrysler car. When she had our child, I bought a first-class ticket for her to bring our baby. I later bought Infinity SUV that she gave her younger sibling.
“When she was about to marry me, it was the money she saw. When she came to America, I bought her a 4matic Benz. Laide isn’t a good person, she is yet to see God’s wrath.”
The man also said he has found a new woman who is not too money conscious and they are getting married.
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