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Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2020, Part 3

December 31, 2020 by WendyB

Let’s see if I can get Part 3 of this 2020 Year in Review post done before it’s 2021. I’m racing the clock here! But I had to take a little break after writing about George Floyd and the history of white violence in this country in Part 2. Catch up here: Year in Review:…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, boots, Fashion, fashion trends, outfit post, What Wendy Wore, year in review Tagged With: chiara d'agostino, face masks, protest jewelry, protest signs

RIP, Chiara D’Agostino

October 25, 2020 by WendyB

A year ago today, I brought a cake to the hospital so my friend Chiara D’Agostino could celebrate her 48th birthday during her chemo appointment. Chiara died this August 4 of a complication of stage 4 triple negative metastatic breast cancer — leptomeningeal disease, in which the cancer invades the fluid around the brain and…

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Filed Under: earrings, health, Jewelry, models, obits, pictures of me, single earrings Tagged With: breast cancer, chiara d'agostino, triple negative metastatic breast cancer

Happy Birthday, Chiara!

October 25, 2019 by WendyB

A very happy 48th birthday to my new — but already dear — friend Chiara! We celebrated during her chemo today, because we’re crazy that way! Chiara has been living large with triple negative metastatic breast cancer since 2016, after first being diagnosed with cancer in 2014. I just met her this summer, thanks to Instagram. I can’t…

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Filed Under: health, In the News, pictures of me Tagged With: chiara d'agostino, metastatic breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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