Art program gives patients opportunity to focus on something other than cancer

Published: Monday, Feb. 25 2013 4:22 p.m. MST

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Dealing with a cancer diagnosis and the treatments that come with fighting it can take a heavy physical and emotional toll.

"It's been kind of like, I'm taking a hold of it, you know, and not just letting it lie there and do whatever it does,” Riaz said. “It's like I'm saying 'here, this is what I have and this is what it looked like at one point.'"

“You can’t let it define you,” Maack said. “It’s scary enough when you get cancer. It already had my respect, but that’s all I was going to give it.”

More than 80 HCI patients, family members and hospital staff have participated in the program since it began July 31, 2012. Those currenlty involved in the program had an opportunity to see the works of other people in the program during a special private exhibit Tuesday.

The artist and supplies are sponsored by a grant from the LiveStrong Foundation.

Contributing: Viviane Vo-Duc

E-mail: cmikita@desnews.com

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My2Cents

Taylorsville, UT

Only the narrow minded or psychologist could think this way at they try to convince the dying its a lie and not to worry about it.

The only reason some people involve themselves in these kind of mindless projects is that it doesn't More..

2:48 a.m. Feb. 26, 2013
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George

Bronx, NY

I would think it is safe to assume that you have never actually engaged seriously in the act of making art or you would know that it is anything but a mindless distraction from reality. What I do not understand is your blatant hostility towards More..

10:31 a.m. Feb. 26, 2013
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