NOTE – If you came here from the article, you can find more about my journey dealing with appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei here: Beating Jelly Belly
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Apis Teicher is a latinx-Canadian writer and illustrator based out of Vancouver, Canada.
She earned a 2014 Aurora Award nomination for best artist and is an associate member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Her work has been published in a variety of international publications. She has also published an art book, a fantasy trilogy ( Yappari Chronicles) and a children’s book about battling cancer (Bellybuttonless). Her Gallery Shows were held in Nabari, Japan ( April 10-12th, 2004), the Gallery Bistro in Port Moody ( August 19th-September 14th, 2014), and Western Sky in Port Coquitlam ( 2023). You can also see her work regularly at local conventions, such as the art show at Vcon
Found your blog “Beating Jelly Belly” when I googled Dr. Yarrow McConnell! My husband (Bob) is just about to have his second ct scan after his MOAS! When Dr. McConnell’s office sent a PDF requisition to us for my husband’s blood work before the ct scan, the message indicated that Dr. McConnell has relocated to the United States! Lucky U.S.!!!! Unfortunate for Canada! Anyway, I thought I would Google her to see if I could find out where she went, etc. and found your blog. Read it from the start of your story to now. We live in Squamish and feel extremely lucky to have had Dr. McConnell to perform that MOAS!! Reading your story brought back what Bob went through. So happy that your story has turned out so magnificently! Hope ours does too. Cheers!