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15/12/2024

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09/12/2024

Dr. Aimee Vaniglia passed away December 1st after 9 months in hospice. She famously survived brain cancer for over 24 years (5 tumors, 4 surgeries) and uterine cancer, completed medical school after tumor #1, gave birth to 3 children, went into private practice for several years, returned to practice part time, wrote her memoir (Beloved and Brain Cancer), wrote a children’s book, then had to retire a few years ago.

She was brilliant, extraordinarily compassionate, and never lost her brutal sense of humor…a literal force of nature. She packed as much life into this life as she possibly could and she wil be missed forever.

Aimee granted VoxFem Network a series of two interviews about living with terminal illness. It was her hope that her story could help others who faced similar diagnoses.

The most recent (2024): https://youtu.be/l9ecnebWaYc?si=IgGxfDdlGlC4pKau

and the first one (2021): https://youtu.be/n-Sgw_C8Zh4?si=aDhrPTT8bI_WJayM

05/12/2024

Estefania Agudelo (Colombia),
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02/12/2024

VoxFem Network permanently featured , Dr. Aimee Vaniglia, passed from this life peacefully yesterday morning. She famously survived brain cancer for over 20 years (5 tumors, 4 surgeries) and uterine cancer, completed medical school after tumor #1, gave birth to 3 children, went into private practice for several years, returned to practice part time, wrote her memoir (Beloved and Brain Cancer), and published a children’s book.
Progression of the 5th tumor forced her to retire from practice a few years ago.

She was brilliant, extraordinarily compassionate, and never lost her brutal sense of humor…a literal force of nature.

We were honored that Dr. Vaniglia gave us a series of two interviews documenting her struggles and insights from living with a terminal illness, planning for death and, at the end, seeking closure with her young children.

It was her hope that her story might help others facing similar diagnoses.

The most recent interview is below.
The first interview is in the comments.

Dr. Aimee Vaniglia (formerly Knauff), naturopathic physician, author, and survivor of 5 cancerous brain tumors, speaks with humor and honesty about her strug...

29/11/2024

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Deaf visual artist Kellie Martin has released their beautiful ASL 2025 calendar. Link below:

Celebrate the beauty of American Sign Language all year long with our 2025 ASL Calendar! Each month features vibrant illustrations of ASL signs. Perfect for your home, office, or as a gift, this calendar is designed to spark joy and connection while spreading awareness about the richness of ASL. Sta...

28/11/2024

Short documentary on Marie Wilcox (Wakchumi), who spent the last 20 years of her life devoted to preserving and reviving the Wakchumi language:
https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/films/maries-dictionary

Marie Wilcox is the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni and created a dictionary to keep her language alive.

27/11/2024

Clans: Tłááschí’í (Red Ochre on Cheeks People) Nishłi
Naahiłií (African American) Bashishchiin

Nakai Diné’é (Mexican People Clan) Dashicheii/ Maternal Grandparents
Naahiłií (African American) Dashinali/ Paternal Grandparents

The term Naahiłií was passed down to Radmilla from a Diné practitioner when I inquired about a more positive, respectful, and empowering term to identify our relatives who I am born for, the African Americans. The following is the Diné description of the term Naahiłií / Nahiłií:

“Na(a)” - Those who have come across

“hił (slash in the l)” - dark, calm, have overcome and persevered

“ii” - oneness

Photo by Robert Doyle Photography/ Canyon Records


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