God Bless you Kris! You are truly an inspiring woman and I applaud you and your documentary, it was wonderful!

Good luck and best wishes to you, I will be praying for you.

I almost didn’t watch your documentary because I’m always avoiding anything that reminds me of cancer. I don’t have cancer, but both my Mother and my Grandmother died premenopausal of Breast Cancer (47 and 49). I was so afraid everytime I felt a lump in my breasts (which was often) that I decided to have them removed (my breasts, i.e.). Six years later I’m still around with no signs of cancer…yet. But the closer I get to my mother’s death the more fearful I become that I too will develop the disease.
Kris, your optimism and way of looking at the whole “life” issue was so refreshing and uplifting that I can’t even begin to tell you how it affected me.
Even for someone like myself who has never had cancer, the way you’ve gone about your life since finding out you have cancer is the way we should all live our lives, regardless of having an illness.
I feel so silly and selfish now for being so engrossed in my own mortality up to this point.
You’ve opened my eyes to a whole different perspective on the way I should be living my life. I will no longer live in fear, but will live in the moment thanks to you.
You’re fantastic and a huge inspiration to every woman! Thank you for the gift!
p.s. Congrats on your marriage and your life!!!

Hi Kris, I just saw your film a and I was very impressed. I hope the very best for you and your health and will follow up your blog.

All the best wishes from Germany, yours sincerely IneS.

Hey Kris,

I have a sister currently doing chemo for stage 4 ovarian cancer. Very sad, but that’s not why I am posting. I hope she watched your film. You have exactly the survive and thrive attitude that is required for any health emergency or life-changing experience.

I knit compulsively (amongst other things) and would like to use my leftover yarn to make scarves with your “fu uck cancer” label sewn on. Is this possible?

I noticed you were wearing a most magnificent scarf on the Today Show interview.

I love your spirit! As they say from the sidelines in marathons “You’re doing great, keep going!”

Kris–

You’re my modern-day hero–no joke! ;-D I don’t even think I can describe how much viewing Crazy Sexy Cancer has changed forever and for the better. Thank you so much…

Good luck on the book tour! (By the way, if you wanted to add Malaprops–a totally kick-ass bookstore in Asheville, NC–I wouldn’t hold it against you.) ;-)

-Allison F.
P.S. Did I mention Asheville is the most vegetarian-friendly city in the U.S.???

If I had never read the PH Miracle by Dr. Young and never had gotten signed up for his health e-newsletters, I would have never known about your upcoming documentary. Dr. Young’s book was so inspiring to me when I read it last year. Some of my family members have various illnesses (that is going around you know, these days :) and I thought I could help them and learn about health and nutrition. Dr. Young’s email mentioned your documentary and also stated that you were one of his “ph miracles”. His work is an obvious miracle as you seemed more beautiful and energetic as the documentary progressed! I truelly believe that if more alternative options were available through insurance, we could have a chance at true and whole body healing. All the time spent with the fundraising walks, pink this , pink that for sale which all goes to drug companies..could be spent on building awareness for nutrition, yoga, spiritual healing, etc. You have really showed each of us the many, many choices we do have. We are not stuck or so helpless as we think sometimes. This is an incredible story!

Your show blew me away! I am so glad that I caught it! Your spirit and energy will warm so many folks and that is a awesome thing. It certainly helped me and has keep bringing messages to my days since I saw it. Yea! for not seeing the same ‘ol thing on TV–this was creative and good for you! Cheers to you and I look forward to hearing what you have up next.

Love,
lily

Hi Kris,

Started your book today. I also bought a prehistoric Wheat grass juicer. lol. I may do 80/20 to start but excited about the change. I have been vegetarian for about 5 months. Started after chemo was done. Happy belated birthday to you. You are so inspiring. Your cancer babe friend Lisa

I hope your positive, vivacious attitude spreads to all who watch your inspiring documentary. I admire your courage, strength, personality, and perspective in the midst of adversity. Thank you for sharing your story and for showing others how to infuse optimism during the most trying of times.

Amazing, you are truly amazing! An inspiration to people everywhere! Will be spreading the news, about you, your movie, your book, to EVERYONE I know! God bless you!

Taped the movie so I can watch it many times. Wahoo. I want to know more about the diet. And the blood testing…where can one get that done?!! More about Hippocrates place too. Thanks for your efforts, your Faith, and your example.
Namaste.

I have watched the documentary twice and it is the best! I think we can all relate to your experience despite the type of cancer we have. From your search for alternative and complementary medicine choices, the oncology and treatment choices to reflecting back to what could have triggered your cancer are things experienced by the majority of the cancer club. So many of us feel isolated in small cities and towns that do not have resources to physicians who think outside the box and no alternative centers of support. I look forward to a world of more choices outside of the traditional medical world which can be so unsupportive and draining. Thank you for sharing your experience and moving forward for some new ideas.

Hi Kris,
YOU ROCK!!! Thank you for your wonderful documentary. While I am not a cancer patient or survivor, I can identify with notion of a medical diagnosis robbing you of your identity at such a young age. Like you, I questioned my past and fear the future…..but your attitute and apporach have inspired me to go out and breathe in life!!! Thank you thank you thank you…..your strenght and courage are beyond words. Keep up the great work and I hope to see a Crazy Sexy Cancer 2
Nikki in NJ

Kris, Thank you for your creativity and positive light. I have an uncurable autoimmune disease and I related so deeply to your journey and your strongwilled approach to taking control of your health. Your story will inspire millions, and you should be very proud. Thanks again, I wish you health, good luck and namaste.

I loved the show! I watched every second of it! I am 36 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35 – no it does not run in my family. I found it myself and called my dr to have it checked out. I was not worried but wanted to take the steps needed to get it taken care of. (I thought it was a cyst.) Anyways, I had a lumpectomy, 8 chemo treatments and 33 radiaiton treatments. Chemo kicked my A$$ BIG TIME but I found radiation to be a breeze! After watching CSC, I feel like I had a minor scratch compared to what others have been through.

Now my hair is growing back (thank goodness) and I am back to “normal”….working, going out with friends, singing and dancing and ready for college football (go Gamecocks!). But, I have this nagging question of “what am I supposed to do now?!?!” I remember when I was so sick I would think about how hard of a time I was having inspite of all the support from a wonderful family and a ton of friends. I remember asking myself “how are other people getting through this who may not have this kind of support?” How are children getting through chemo that may have to be in the hospital for days at a time and sometimes, in a different city than where they are from? I feel like I need to be doing something to help other people… but of course, I don’t know what it is yet. Watching your show made me think that lots of people out there ARE doing something to help others. I can’t wait to read your book – you are a wonderful example of putting ideas into action.

I will continue to read your blog and I hope that one day our paths will cross! Thanks for putting your story out there and for reaching out to us sexy women!

Shellie from South Carolina!

Kris,
I watched your show and even though I am older than you are, I could relate to everything you said. When you were driving to Dana Farber (which I did for almost 2 years) Now I’ve decided to stay with my wonderful Oncologist in New Milford, Dr. Orion Howard. We talked about you the other day. He saw your film when it was only 22 minutes long he said. My mom was the librarian in Pawling for 20 something years and she went to the Javitts center with a librarian friend of hers and got the advance reading copy of your book. When I saw you were from Pawling, bells went off. I was interested to know what town was in your film? Was it in CT or NY. Pawling has a large concentration of strange cancers. I can’t wait to meet you at the Bank St. Theatre. Keep up the great attitude.

Lynne D.

Hey Kris!

My husband was diagnosed with a blood cancer almost one year ago. We have 2 sons, 11 and 10, and we feel the way you do. We LOVE your attitude and share it. We are not going to lay down and wait for whatever to happen. I think it’s hard when you have this thing inside that can’t be cured, will probably kill you, eventually because it’s a really slow grow, but you can’t really do anything about because it’s “incurable”.

From the start we decided that was not our fate! We met as teenagers and WILL grow old together. We didn’t crawl into a corner, though some days you want to, and we refuse to let it run our lives in a negative way. We are using our experience to incorporate a more healthy lifestyle for our children, most of all (My husbands cancer is extremely rare, therefore, no guarantees about it being inherited.), and our family and friends. Some people think we should be sad and wait for this awful fait, but we think we should live, the same as “before”. Expecting to be together forever and loving and spoiling our future grandchildren.

We deal with the treatments and make bets on his test results. We have a great attitude and we are so glad that you do too and that you are sharing it with the world!!

I told my husband that since we have been together for 21 years (we are 37 and 38 years old) I have put in enough time to be allowed to stick him with a needle. He needs to have phlebotomies to keep his blood levels in check. We plan on retiring and traveling the states in an RV and I will do his phlebotomies, right there on the side of the road! Some people get the funny in that, and some don’t. We do, so we don’t care what the others think. Our Dr. says our attitude is inspiring and he looks forward to our visits.

Thank you for bringing your refreshing attitude to the mass. Thank you for realizing, as we do, that life must go on. You are such an inspiration!!!!!!!!! My husband and I watched your film together and laughed, and felt like it was us. Felt that FINALLY, someone else feels as we do. You just make sense. Thank you for being your fabulous you!!!

Good luck and best wishes in all that you do!!!

Kris-

YOU…..are an inspiration! We (as a family) are learning to live with this Cancer. Accidentally catching your documentary and waiting up to watch it again has given me an overload of hope.
My sister, Tracey, was diagnosed with a incurable brain cancer this June – she has decided to forgo chemo and radiation. Replacing this effort with making her body healthier. (www.forTracey.org)

Off to purchase your book tomorrow and TLC will be hearing from our camp!  We need a replay!!!!!!!

Much love to you and a GIANT thank you for the gift of YOU!

I lost my wife to epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in June. She was (according to stats) one of 20 Americans that will be diagnosed with EHE this year. I was surprised when I saw that this documentary was your battle with the same disease.

I just wanted to say that I was happy to hear about the exposure that you’re gaining from this experience. The more information that gets out there about EHE, the better the chance that someone has of getting quality treatment. Unfortunately, there are so few people that get this disease, there is very little research money going into finding a cure for EHE.

Even though my Alison is gone, I’m happy that some folks are having success with EHE.

Good luck!

hi. your documentary couldn’t have come at a better time. my mother was just diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer two days before. because she’s my only family, i lived the next two days in a rather awful depression. i DVR-ed the late broadcast of your show, and although i was exhausted (from crying too much, i’m sorry to say), i stayed up past 1:30AM to watch it all.

every part of it helped me sort through the emotions i was going through, and helped me understand a little of what my mom might be feeling as well. and even if my mom’s scans reveal that she has stage IV cancer, i know i’m ready to face it and make the most of our lives together.

thanks so much. and keep up your blog.

-angela

Hi Kris!

You are so singing to the choir Cowgirl! I put on a Juicing Workshop at my local coop and try to spread the word that health is a holistic endeavor. People are looking for answers and the medical profession isn’t keeping up with the times….and baby, they are a changin’!

Absolutely the box is obliterated but some are under the illusion still……and I think Cowgirls like you who are getting the word out are blazing a trail.

Thank you!

peace, emily the juice chick

I loved CSC. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2003 but since it’s not growing and I’m not symptomatic, I’m in the same “watch and wait and see” boat that you are.

While I did Tivo CSC, I’d love to own a DVD copy. Do you have any plans to distribute it that way?

Also, I absolutely LOVED the
“F@#$ Cancer” hats. Do you know if by any chance they can be purchased?

Kris, you are amazing! I want to hang out with you and have your beautiful attitude rub off on me. Way to go with your film! I loved it. Your hubby is adorable and you’re both very lucky to have found eachother. Continue to enjoy yourselves every day!!

Hi Kris,
My name is Rachel Baummgartner. I’m friend with Heidi Adams. I am 3-time young adult cancer survivor (of another rare form of sarcoma-Askin’s Tumor). I was really inspired by your film! I will be in Chicago this weekend at the CURE forums. Hope to see you there!

-Rachel

Hi Kris,

Okay, I bought the book and now own a wheat grass juicer, lots of wheat grass (from whole foods) until my grow kit comes in the mail. I also bought one of the recipe books you suggested “The Raw Gourmet” Nomi Shannon, love that book. I am starting slow. I also plan to grow my own sprouts as I could not find a lot at wholefoods (or they were pricey). I am so excited. Day 3 and I have already so much energy. My dogs thank you. I just took all 3 for a walk…3 boxers are not easy…we tangled a lot but my quality of life is already improving and I can not wait to see if my blood work improves at next drs. visit. Thank you so much for sharing your research and your story. You have given me a brand new life to explore and many others. I send you tons of hugs and have fun at your book signings.

P.S. I called jamba juice in SouthLake Texas today and they are out of wheat grass until Wednesday. I wonder if it is due to demand from your show and book. Everybody better grow there own. I better buy some stock in wheatgrass lol :) Lisa

Thank you, thank you for your beautiful, inspiring documentary! I loved it! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself and your story. Hope you know how many lives you are changing – I know that must be hard to take in, but feel the love, cowgirl!

Also, I must agree with “happypuppytinkle” about bringing your book tour to Malaprops in Asheville, NC. What a great place!

Your story is beautiful and inspiring and amazing. I wish you blessed health (and send you some reiki love…caught a snippet of that in the trailer).

~Kate
selftaughtgirl.com

Hi Kris, I live in Australia and have seen advertising for your film, but I’m not sure if it is going to be aired here. I think me and my breast cancer posse would benefit greatly from watching your film, so could you let us know if and when it will be aired in Australia, and if not, how we can get hold of a copy of it? Thanks so much, PS Well done for doing such an amazing thing. Mel Boot (Gympie, Australia)

This is my message to TLC…

“To whom it should concern,

I was unable to see this documentary that I was excited to see…I was in New Orleans having test after test to see if my extremely rare and incurable cancer has returned. Was that what has been causing my constant pain, nausea, vomitting, diarreha, and severe weight loss over the past 16 months of my life. 16 months…not that long when you are 29, but when you are only 18 months old, the age of my youngest daughter, that’s litterally a lifetime. And for my 3 year old it is litterly half her life but add in the troubled pregnancy and we are well beyong half. A lifetime to them…a lifetime for which he mommy has been sick the entire time…a lifetime of not being the young, energetic, outgoing, active mother I desire to be…a lifetime of “mommy needs to lay down”, ” not right now mommy doesn’t feel good”, a lifetime of “maybe tomorrow will be a good day.” And although at 30, 16 months in reality, isn’t that long to my husband but probably feels like an eternity. We had been married 3 months when they found my cancer in the 1st of four surgeries. I keep wondering, when is he going to decide enough is enough. I have read many stories that end that way…people can only handle so much. Although deep in my heart I know he will be there…but will he always want to be. So as I face my 5th surgery, I will hopefully find relief from the constant pain and sickness as well as the answer to ” is it really back?”, I am in dire need of this inspiration I have found called “Crazy Sexy Cancer.” The trailer alone has inspired me to write this email, I can only imagine what the actual documentary would inspire me to do. Tomoorw I know I will be a better mother and wife for seeing those 7 little minute on the website, I need the full 120 minutes to send me full force into healing from my ailments…physically, emotionally, and spiritually. So I ask of you to just give me those 2 hours to not feel alone in this “neverending process” of cancer…give me those 2 hours to instead of vieing this process negatively, I can really redifine myself into and even better mother and wife than I ever imagined I could be. As well as, the woman I used tobe before the catheter bags, daily enemas, 20 trips in 1 day to the bathroom, and having my 3 year old hold my hair and rub my back while my face in buried in the toilet. I will be checking daily for the next air time…please don’t let us down…all of us!

Sincerely waiting,
Sarah
Ft. Mill, SC”

I am going to buy your book ASAP, and get my rear off the “I can’t because I don’t feel good” train and get on the “I better because all I have is today” train! :) I have never onced asked “why me?” instead I always ask “why not me? Why would I think I was so special to be exempt from this thing.” Well, after only the 7 minute trailer, you have inspired me to instead say “Of course me, because I have what I need to get through this and far beyond!” Thank you. And hopefully I will get to see the entire film soon, but in the meantime, 7 minutes has made a big impact and I am going with it!

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I just finished watching your documentary and cannot tell you how much of an inspiration you are! I laughed, cried, cheered and rooted with and for you the whole time. I wish you trully the best of luck and wish I was as corageous as you are!

I watched your film. I loved it. You are my hero. I’m a 35 year old, who has to be scanned every 3 months, because of the tumors on my lungs. I hate the waiting, the not knowing.I had a friend tell me well you don’t look sick. Like what the hell was that about. Well because of your show I’m living no matter what.
Thank you

Dear Kris,
You are wonderfully blessed with the twinkle of life in your eyes and the true joy that is the human spirit, come alive. I only saw a brief part of Oprah’s show, but I was so tuned in that I could not move! I loved what you said and how you expressed yourself and your dreams that you are living every single day. It makes my heart sing and my inspiration for living this life to the fullest even greater. My son Nuri and I (he’s turned 20 months on that day) watched so profoundly. I was so happy to see the “light” shining through you to everyone in that audience. You are a light for us all. Keep living, keep making every moment count…you reminded us of that more than anything. I was so touched by Dr. Randy Pauch’s life and death situation as well, and I must say, my life is all the more enriched after seeing you both on Oprah. I am so thankful she makes the difference for the world with her show. You and your husband have the “gift of love, which is the key to life.” Thank goodness for Dr. Oz too, what a cool and real doctor!

Take care, and remember “we listen with our eyes.” Thank you for sharing your life with us.

all my best,
Felicia