For over 20 years, my family has been lucky enough to know Deborah Shemesh, who inspires people by the dozens with her life story. She went from being told she had six months to live many years ago to an amazing cancer survivor who teaches yoga and meditation, creates lovely art, and is a great [...]

People in San Diego are lucky that three food-loving ladies who have all been vegans for nearly 20 years decided to combine their expertise and passions.  Early this year, Sheila Fisher, Marge Wurgel, and Tracy Childs started to educate people about the health and planetary benefits of the vegan diet through their business called Veg-Appeal. [...]

In the last week, I was inspired by two survivors of cancer — both great teachers of courage and overcoming challenges some would consider daunting. Deborah Shemesh learned 29 years ago that she had melanoma. She was a beautiful blonde swimsuit model. Doctors thought all her childhood years of getting burnt at the beach in [...]