Former Upland resident to share survival story
Former Upland resident and cancer survivor, Robin Miller, will be performing at the Cancer Survivors Day Celebration of Life on Sunday at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, 1035 Texas St. in Fairfield.
Miller, currently a Vacaville resident, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in April 2008.
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From The Reporter in Vacaville California:
By Brian Hamlin
Cancer patient Robin Miller believes in the power of positive thinking, and he'll be sharing that spirit in song during the Cancer Survivors Day Celebration of Life on Sunday at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts.
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Miller, currently a Vacaville resident, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in April 2008.
Information: (707) 428-7538
From The Reporter in Vacaville California:
By Brian Hamlin
Cancer patient Robin Miller believes in the power of positive thinking, and he'll be sharing that spirit in song during the Cancer Survivors Day Celebration of Life on Sunday at the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts.
A native of Australia, the garrulous real estate broker was diagnosed with stomach cancer in April 2008. His physician, Dr. Brian Vikstrom, has been more than supportive, but initially didn't paint a rosy picture for the 67-year-old Vacaville resident.
"He's the one who had to tell me I had about 12 months to live. How'd you like to have a job like that?" quipped Miller, who's already beaten the odds.
On Wednesday, the cheerful raconteur had a twinkle in his eye, a smile on his face and a wealth of stories about his life as a singer, jazz trumpeter, British sports car aficionado and Icelandic cod fisherman.
As for his personal prognosis:
"It kind of reminds of me of a story I heard. There was this man who thought he was a dog. He finally went to a psychiatrist and, some time later, a friend saw him and asked how he was. 'I'm doing great. Really. I'm cured -- just feel my nose!' " Miller said with a hearty laugh.
Although Miller has sung at local clubs and in the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre for a Hurricane Katrina benefit, he vocalizes more for fun than vocation.
"I started singing when I lived in Upland. People nagged me into it," Miller recalled.
What's Miller planning to sing for Sunday's Celebration of Life?
That's going to be a secret until he steps on stage.
Co-sponsored by NorthBay Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society, the program is set for 2 to 5 p.m. at the Center for Creative Arts, 1035 Texas St. in downtown Fairfield.
The event is designed to bring together cancer survivors, caregivers, loved ones and medical professionals for an afternoon of celebration.
Keynote speaker will be cancer survivor Lori Bremner of Sonoma. She was diagnosed with leukemia more than 30 years ago. Since then she has devoted her life to the fight against cancer, serving in a variety of volunteer roles for the American Cancer Society by helping to provide local, regional and national leadership.
She was among 14 volunteers in California selected by the Society to be Heroes of Hope special ambassadors, and serves as the California State Lead Ambassador for the organization, heading up a team of more than 400 advocates.
(The event is free, but preregistration is required. Call the American Cancer Society, Solano Unit, at 425-5006 and select option No. 3.)
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