05/22/2026
Hi friendsš©·
Itās been a real rough month. Iāve been diagnosed with an invasive ductal carcinoma grade 3 stage 2a (currently this could change depending on what they find during additional testing and surgery).
In the most simple words, I have breast cancer.
ā¼ļøI will still be at ArtFest this yearā¼ļø
My consults and additional testing go pretty much up until ArtFest so I anticipate surgery being shortly after this since it is aggressive and they want to coordinate to get me into surgery within a month.
My oncologist anticipates me having to do chemotherapy after I recover from surgery.
I will be unable to work at a ānormal jobā during this time so I will be spending more time doing art, as I am able to.
Supporting my art helps support me and my family. I typically donāt post things like this (being this level of vulnerable) but this is where Iām at. I will need support so I can still help care for my family.
I hope to see you all at ArtFest.
Thank you for supporting meš©·
-Leah