The original cancer shark: amanda goodwin, stage IV Melanoma
Amanda underwent an emergency craniotomy just days after being diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma, marked by metastases to the brain, lungs, liver, and lymph nodes. Before heading into what would be a successful surgery, a dear friend invited her to engage in "shark magic." She did. And as her journey of surgery, immunotherapy, radiation, depression, and financial uncertainties continues, Cancer Sha
During Amanda's brain surgery recovery she spent time learning more about cancer advocacy and learned purple is the all-encompassing color for cancer advocacy and research.
During her Cyberknife, Brain Radiation Treatments, Amanda started to feel a stronger connection between Cancer and Sharks --because Cancer can sometimes make us look like Marvel Super-Villians, but more often than not, we're the Superheros (even when we don't feel so heroic).
As a token of solidarity, Amanda started making variations of her Cancer Sharks for friends battling other kinds of cancer.
How Cancer Sharks SHOW UP IN THE WILDs of TReatment
Amanda created the first black-sequinned Cancer Shark as the Melanoma Cancer Shark and turned it into stickers. She hands each new doctor, nurse, practitioner, or administrator who casts a line in her care a Melanoma Cancer Shark.