Talia Joy Castellano is an exceptional 12-year-old girl, with articulateness, wit and serious makeup skills beyond her years.~ The Huffington Post
As I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed I came across a post from the Ellen DeGeneres Show which featured this video and I was reminded of something I was told while volunteering at the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation in Harrisburg, PA—sometimes it takes something other than medicine to defeat cancer, like staying positive. Ellen DeGeneres, a daytime talk show host and also spokeswoman for the “easy, breezy, beautiful” CoverGirl makeup line is helping to do just that with Talia Joy Castellano, who is currently fighting cancer.
Talia Joy Castellano, is a 12 year old girl currently suffering from two different types of cancer—neuroblastoma and preleukemia. Her chemotherapy treatments which she has been receiving since 2007 have left her bald, a horrendous blow to any seventh grade girl. However, Talia uses her exceptional makeup skills to help her remain confident and enthusiastic through her fight with cancer. She even produces YouTube makeup tutorials that describe different types of makeup and application techniques she recommends for girls to try.
I began watching her videos on YouTube the other day, not for makeup advice but because I find them truly inspiring. Throughout all of her videos she remains a joyful, hopeful, even comical 12 year old girl that never lets her smile disappear. Perhaps that’s why Ellen was so drawn to her. Watch any of her videos and you won’t be surprised to find out that Talia is an aspiring CoverGirl, and with the help of Ellen DeGeneres her dream came true.
This really got me thinking. What if there is more we can do to fight back against cancer than just raising money for medical treatments? What if a hospital isn’t necessarily the only place for hopes of a full recovery? Yes, I know we don’t all have our own TV show that brings in millions of dollars that we can give out to just anyone to help make their dreams come true, but what if we start with the people we know, the people we love? We all know someone who is battling cancer; how can we help them stay positive and help their dreams come true? Wouldn’t it be awesome if simply making their day or helping them reach a goal would push back cancer just as much as a medical treatment? I’d say it’s worth a shot!
Talia Joy Castellano, is a 12 year old girl currently suffering from two different types of cancer—neuroblastoma and preleukemia. Her chemotherapy treatments which she has been receiving since 2007 have left her bald, a horrendous blow to any seventh grade girl. However, Talia uses her exceptional makeup skills to help her remain confident and enthusiastic through her fight with cancer. She even produces YouTube makeup tutorials that describe different types of makeup and application techniques she recommends for girls to try.
I began watching her videos on YouTube the other day, not for makeup advice but because I find them truly inspiring. Throughout all of her videos she remains a joyful, hopeful, even comical 12 year old girl that never lets her smile disappear. Perhaps that’s why Ellen was so drawn to her. Watch any of her videos and you won’t be surprised to find out that Talia is an aspiring CoverGirl, and with the help of Ellen DeGeneres her dream came true.
This really got me thinking. What if there is more we can do to fight back against cancer than just raising money for medical treatments? What if a hospital isn’t necessarily the only place for hopes of a full recovery? Yes, I know we don’t all have our own TV show that brings in millions of dollars that we can give out to just anyone to help make their dreams come true, but what if we start with the people we know, the people we love? We all know someone who is battling cancer; how can we help them stay positive and help their dreams come true? Wouldn’t it be awesome if simply making their day or helping them reach a goal would push back cancer just as much as a medical treatment? I’d say it’s worth a shot!
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