Welcome to the online press kit for Mirror Makeovers and Savvy Insights for the Everyday Gal Surviving Cancer and Baldness with a Sense of Humor!
Author and breast cancer survivor Regina E. Savage never intended to write a book. Then again, she never intended to develop cancer either. Twelve years ago, when she was 36 years old, as her diagnosis unfolded, she began to draw on her unique sense of humor and determination to get through the challenges of surviving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Before long, she began to realize that her unusual approach might be helpful to other “everyday gals” also struggling to survive cancer and baldness.
Thus was born the idea for Mirror Makeovers and Savvy Insights for the Everyday Gal Surviving Cancer and Baldness with a Sense of Humor. In this honest, straightforward, and humorous book, Savage talks about finding yourself, dealing with your emotions, and moving ahead one day at a time. Then she goes right ahead and shows her readers how she did it – by drawing her emotions on the mirror in the form of hair, using whatever emotions she was experiencing as her style for the day. Cancer is a serious disease, but Regina’s book relays the funny side of fighting this illness, the side that says, “Who is this stranger in the mirror? Let’s have a little fun with her, and in the process, let’s make these dark days a little more bearable.”
Not surprisingly, writing a book led to new opportunities. One day while listening to KT Tunstall’s song “Suddenly I See,” it dawned on Regina how perfectly this song reflected the message she was trying to relay. With the help of some wonderful people, including Ms. Tunstall, EMI and Sony she was granted permission to use “Suddenly I See” as a theme song, and she set out to direct a YouTube video by cancer survivors for cancer survivors.
It was with the help of Sharon Celphane’s organization based in the UK called BigPinkHeart, dedicated to building community and raising awareness about positive social behavior, Regina was able to get in contact with KT Tunstall. Regina was so impressed with their website and Sharon that the two became instant friends. Today, Regina is exploring the possibility of being the contact person for an American branch of BigPinkHeart, bringing both continents together to make our world a better place.
Finally, during this time when Regina was trying to figure out how to survive, she attended a number of retreats specifically designed to help women going through cancer. The experience was so inspiring that she decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of her book to these organizations as well.
Today, Regina speaks to numerous cancer support groups around the country on the topics of “The Powerful You” and “The Everyday Gal’s Journey Through the Looking Glass.” She is also the founder of a twenty-person competitive Breast Cancer Dragon Boat canoe team paddled exclusively by cancer survivors, and in December, 2010, she began her Donate a Book program in which copies of her book could be purchased, signed by Regina, gift-wrapped, and donated to a local hospital to be given to women struggling with cancer. For each book sold through this program, she donated $5.00 to FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer EMPOWERED), a non-profit devoted to fighting hereditary breast and ovarian cancers.
In addition, a copy of Mirror Makeovers and Savvy Insights for the Everyday Gal Surviving Cancer and Baldness with a Sense of Humor is currently traveling the world collecting signatures from cancer survivors and their supporters. At present, the book is on its way to Peru! (Visit Regina’s traveling book blog at http://www.mirrormakeoverstravelingcancerbook.blogspot.com
Finally, Regina’s newest blog http://www.mirrormakeoverseverydaygals.blogspot.com allows viewers to log on and choose their persona for the day. Getting a mirror makeover couldn’t be simpler!
To learn more about Mirror Makeovers and Savvy Insights for the Everyday Gal Surviving Cancer and Baldness with a Sense of Humor and Regina’s numerous related projects, visit www.QuietAngelPublishing.com
