Cause: A principle, aim, or motivation that, because of a deep commitment, one is prepared to defend or advocate. Create: Bring into existence Elizabeth’s Canvas:  “A Cause to Create” hope and strength for all cancer patients and survivors.

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  In many ways, Heike Kuenzer is the inspiration for Elizabeth’s Canvas. She was one of my mom’s best friends, a cancer patient, and one of the main reasons why my mom began to paint. I think what made Heike such a wonderful person and such an intriguing artist was that her charm and passion […]

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Who is Elizabeth? Elizabeth is my mom and she is my inspiration. When was she diagnosed with cancer? My mom was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and then again in 2005.I was a sophomore in high school when my mom was first diagnosed with cancer. Everything happened so fast. One day I came […]

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