Hello Everyone:

It’s Remembrance & Veterans Day today. A day to take a moment to be thankful to all those brave men and women who gave up everything so that we can enjoy the lives we live today. A deep and profound Thank You. The bravery and courage. Lest we forget.

I had dinner earlier this week with David Foster in LA. During conversation we talked about health – which cancer came up and he asked me if I could back, would I wish I never had to go through all the heartache, treatments, surgeries, and sickness. I said “No”. That I wouldn’t have changed that part of my life at all. In fact, I feel that my life and sometimes of those around me are better because of it. As one Warrior wrote to me that she watched a program on Good Morning America about special women with cancer who have an inner light that inspires everyone and she thought, “That’s my Winnie”!. Over the past years that I have been going through this journey, I have been so blessed to  be able to share my stories, feelings, fears and triumphs with all of you.

Life is generally wonderful. Even on the bad days and with my current loss of my relationship with my mother due to her Alzheimers. I do hope that one day again we will be able to laugh again together, but I don’t know what will happen. It is especially sad for me as whenever I have been the most scared, I could always call her. But I know that I have many of you in my life to turn to. (Thank you to those who have offered wine and a shoulder to cry on!).

Good things come in threes they say. How great when there is more! In the past couple of months I experienced acts of kindness that were made that much more lovely because they were random and unexpected. 1. I went to have dinner at La Banane for the first time, and after being seated, the waitress brought over sparkling wine – courtesy of the Chef – from another restaurant that I frequent. 2. At another restaurant one evening where I had met the Chef/Owner at a charity/fashion event, he arranged all the courses and took care of my entire meal and drinks. 3. At a charity event at my Club, one of the members bought a coat that was being auctioned off and gave it to me – for all the things I do. 4. At one of my favourite restaurants in Paris, the Chef/Owner charged us 20 euros instead of 80 euros (each) for the tasting menu meal – just because. 5. In the movie Love Actually they say that the happiest place on earth is the arrival area at an airport. When I came back recently from Europe, a dear warrior came to pick me up so I would have someone there! And 6. I was invited to the True Patriot Love Tribute dinner (honouring veterans) at the last minute and my BFFs came up with a dress for me, tacking and shortening it on the fly so that I would have something appropriate to wear – instead of me having to go to Winners to scour and find something when I didn’t have the time. All very touching and sweet & I am so grateful for everything. *Amazing how everything had to do with food and fashion……some of my favourite pastimes. LOL. 🙂

It was seven years – on November 1st that I shaved my hair off and the world of Winnie’s Warriors came to be.

Thank you all for your love and support. My life is better with all of you in it.

Signing off, “Business Broker Barbie” – my Halloween persona this year.

Winnie, the Warrior xo