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Laurel

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About Me

My main job is working in clinical research trials. Trials help establish whether a drug or device works so that it can be submitted to FDA for approval. On the other side for free time, I do the artist thing, painting , photography, etc.....Nothing & no one can bring you peace but yourself
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My Interests

painting, photography, reading, travel (top are San Francisco/ Bay Area, New Orleans, NYC, Boston area), hanging out with friends, Alpha Omicron Pi, Panhellenic, volunteer work, epicurean adventtures (restaurants, wine tasting, etc)

Music:

I enjoy lots of different genres & artists.

Movies:

My college minor was film & video. That was once explained to me as warping your mind so that good movies become bad & bad movies become good.

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, Medium, Lost

Books:

Harry Potter series, children's literature in general, Surely you must be joking Mr. Feynman, What is Life?, I also love my magazines: Scientific American, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, House & Garden

Heroes:

My heroes are my friends who inspire me and don't give up.

My Blog

My Life, My Choice- New Cancer Angel Painting

I have done a few paintings now with the text of "What Cancer Cannot Do" that pairs the text with a positive colors and an image of an angel as way to uplift and counter act the negative aspects of ...
Posted by Laurel on Fri, 04 May 2007 06:55:00 PST

What Cancer Cannot Do...

What Cancer Cannot Do Cancer is so limited... It cannot cripple love It cannot shatter hope It cannot corrode faith It cannot destroy peace It cannot kill friendship It cannot suppress memories It c...
Posted by Laurel on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:47:00 PST

Thoughts on Katrina

Here is an email my friend Dave sent on 9/06/05 about being in Mississippi.  His thoughts inspired me back.  I sent out his comments with my reflections on a painting I finished.  I tho...
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:16:00 PST

Cancer & Clinical Research Information

General I work in the field of cancer research and I realize that I potentially have information on treatment that other people might find useful.  Feel free to email with questions.  I trie...
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST