Angelic Refresh Fundraiser at Suki Day Spa ~ Kearny Mesa

Angelic Refresh

Spa Happy Hour Fundraiser

Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Please join us for an angelic fundraiser for DonnaBellas Angels! We will have light snacks and refreshments as you browse the art of DonnaBellas Angels and sample spa treatments from Suki Day Spa.

Click Here for an Angelic Refresh Fundraiser Flyer PDF!

Suggested Door Donation $15 or greater

Door donations will be collected for the fundraiser. With at least a $15 donation, recipients are eligible to receive a $15 gift certificate toward a future Suki Day Spa Treatment.

If you are unable to attend and would like to make a donation, please go to our donation page for more on how to Donate to DonnaBellas Angels.

The following is a sample of Suki Day Spa treatments that will be available for purchase at the event. As an incentive to pre-pay for your treatments, Suki Day Spa is offering a $15 certificate good towards a future treatment. This will be an additional certificate to the one you will receive from a minimum $15 door donation!

Click here to follow the link to the DonnaBellas Angels Facebook Event Page.

No worries if you can’t get all your treatments completed during our happy hour or can’t attend after purchasing a spa sampler. You may come back to Suki Day Spa and complete your treatments at a later date!

Supreme Refresh $99 (Save 47% off full price $211) Go for dramatic eyes with 30 eyelash extensions! They follow your natural lashes to give you more volume. The process will take 30 - 45 minutes to complete. Take care of feet by indulging in a 10 minute Sea Salt foot massage to keep them sexy and smooth! Enjoy a nail polish change for your hands or feet polish for a refresh on feeling pretty Brighten & restore your skin with a 30 minute Mini Facial Ease your stress & tension after a busy day with a 10 minute Shoulder & Neck massage Deluxe Refresh $69 (Save 62% off full price $112) Take care of feet by indulging in a 10 minute Sea Salt foot massage to keep them sexy and smooth! Enjoy a nail polish change for your hands or feet polish for a refresh on feeling pretty Brighten & restore your skin with a 30 minute Mini Facial Ease your stress & tension after a busy day with a 10 minute Shoulder & Neck massage Feeling Pretty Refresh $59 (Save 64% off full price $92) Enjoy a nail polish change for your hands or feet polish for a refresh on feeling pretty Brighten & restore your skin with a 30 minute Mini Facial Ease your stress & tension after a busy day with a 10 minute Shoulder & Neck massage Light Refresh $45 (Save 58% off full price $77) Brighten & restore your skin with a 30 minute Mini Facial Ease your stress & tension after a busy day with a 10 minute Shoulder & Neck massage Youthful Refresh Pre-pay Botox $8 per unit or Juvederm $320 1 cc Happy Hour Event Price Botox $10 per unit or Juvederm $380 1 cc

Injections will be administered by Dr. Raymond Y. Chan, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. Chan is a trained surgeon specialized in ophthalmology. He is experienced as giving faces a youthful refresh! If you are interested, please ensure to let Suki Day Spa know so they can schedule you with Dr. Chan.

Treatment Questions or Want to Pre-pay?

Please contact Suki Day Spa per information below:

Suki Day Spa
4625 Convoy Street, Suite B
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: 619.338.8088
Email: info@sukidayspa.com

On the Corner of Dagget & Convoy behind Jasmine Seafood Restaurant

See more about DonnaBellas Angels Calendar of Events on our website!

Painting Donations for Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC)

DonnaBellas Angels has given 11 paintings to the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC) in San Antonio, Texas. A complete list is available on the DonnaBellas Angels web page for CTRC.

This picture features "Southwest Cancer Angel" with the text of "What Cancer Cannot Do. See this painting on the DonnaBellas Angels website at: http://www.donnabellasangels.org/art/cancer_cannot/angel-southwest.html

Staff has provided this feedback to us about the inspirational art:

"I think people can support the cause because the cancer angels provide a way to direct good energy to the patient's soul thus helping them or a family member a way to strengthen their souls to continue the battle."
-Ofelia Romero, Cancer Therapy & Research Center Nurse

"The prints are beautiful! They bring inspiration to the patients and liven up the clinic atmosphere."
- Miranda Villarreal, Cancer Therapy & Research Center Nurse

CTRC has provided DonnaBellas Angels with updated photos. Click here for the Sumer 2010 album of the art in the clinic!



















"Beauty in Life Rounded Rainbow" is in the left corner. It is a watercolor painting with the text of "Beauty in Life".

You can see more of this painting on its art web page at http://www.donnabellasangels.org/art/cancer_new/text-beauty_rrainbow.html

"Feel My Beauty Pink Cancer Angel" painting is in the waiting room above a table with cancer treatment options. It features an angel with the text "Feel My Beauty".

See this painting on the DonnaBellas Angels website at: http://www.donnabellasangels.org/art/cancer_new/feel_beauty_pink_cancer_angel.html

Inspirational Healing Art and Loved Ones

Kat & Mark O. said this about our art:

"When a close family member was diagnosed with a terminal illness, DonnaBellas Angels was gracious enough to provide her with an angel print. The print meant so much to Mickey that she kept it close to her on her bedside dresser. When she passed away, her best friend asked to h...ave the print because it remained her of Mickey. DonnaBellas Angels gives hope and life to those who are ill as well as gives hope and life in passing. It helps loved ones of patients to know that they are not alone."

Here is the link to the "Springs Hearts Cancer Angel" Painting on our website.

Pasco Pinellas Cancer Center Receives Art Donations from DonnaBellas Angels

DonnaBellas Angels is donating multiple items to the Pasco Pinellas Cancer Center in Florida. Donations have included the following:

~Original painting donation of "Rainbow Cancer Angel" to the New Port Richey, FL facility.

~Original painting donation of "Spring Hearts Cancer Angel" to the Tarpon Springs, FL facility.

~Donation of note cards for staff to use in sending messages of hope to patients and words of condolence to families.

~Donation of art postcards that staff can distribute to patients and caregivers.

~Donation of art prints that were given to patients and their caregivers.

It is the mission of DonnaBellas Angels to provide inspirational healing art to medical clinics and wellness centers.

We used donations ot help cover the cost of producing original art, and art prints so they can be made available at no cost or with a minimal fee to medical clinics.


Click here to see a photo gallery of the donated paintings at Pasco Pinellas Cancer Center.

Susan Smith, Metastatic Melanoma Survivor is an Inspiration to DonnaBellas Angels Art

Back in 2005, Laurel Latto traveled to San Antonio, Texas. During her flight, she was inspired to draw angels. That night, she met up with her friend, Teresa Mooneyham, who shared her story of a possible cancer diagnosis, as well as, supporting her friend, Susan Smith, had stage IV metastatic melanoma. (Read the full story on our website "Angel Idea" page.) The result was the first cancer angel painting, "Colorful Cancer Angel".
Laurel was in San Antonio and presented Susan with a t-shirt that had been created by pediatric nurses at Texas Children's Cancer Center.
Susan continues to be in full remission for her melanoma. She was featured as a cancer survivor in a 2005 Proleukin ® calendar. Susan continues to be an inspiration to others coping with metastatic melanoma.

Photo (Left to Right): Teresa Mooneyham, Susan Smith, Laurel Latto

Click here for a photo gallery of more pictures of Susan.

Susan's words from 2004 about her cancer treatment and being part of 5% survival group:
I’ve been an oncology nurse for 25 years and cared for many cancer patients. Over the years, you see how people react to cancer differently. When I was diagnosed, I reacted by being busy. It didn’t overwhelm me even though I knew the statistics. I just took it as a matter of fact and thought, “What do I need to do next?”

I’m 50 years old and have lived in South Texas all my life, so my risk factor was multiple sunburns in my youth. In 1987, I had a mole removed from my upper left chest area that was diagnosed as malignant melanoma.

In January 2003, I began to have shortness of breath and weight loss. After a course of oral antibiotics, I went back to my doctor in February and found out I had lesions in my left lung and right chest wall, and involvement in the mediastinal area (the area between the lungs). Working in oncology research, I knew my odds weren’t good, but I also knew I had access to one of the best oncologists in the world. Dr. Geoffrey Weiss, of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San Antonio, immediately started me on high-dose Proleukin ® (aldesleukin) for injection therapy.

During the treatment, my entire skin peeled, but what a hidden benefit. It was as if I had been to an expensive spa. The side effects were awful, but I was able to take a few conference calls while confined to bed. After the IL-2, the right chest wall lesion and mediastinal disease disappeared. Although the tumor in my bottom left lung lobe decreased, the lobe was removed as a precaution in March 2004 and I’ve been cancer-free ever since.

I’d like to thank my devoted husband of 27 years who has stayed by my side, my terrific 14-year-old basketball playing son who would not let me forget the reason it was so important to fight for my life, and my wonderful friends and family members. Someone has to make up that 5% survival rate in five years, and with all of these guardian angels praying and helping, I’ll be one of those long-term remissions.

DonnaBellas Angels Art on E-cards available at NOEP website

The Texas Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP) is using DonnaBellas Art on its website. You can send electronic cards with the angel art.

This is the link to the e-cards

More information about NOEP (http://www.noeptexas.org/):

Cancer education for nurses in all fields of practice

In Texas alone, it is estimated that 98,200 people will be diagnosed yearly with cancer (American Cancer Society, 2009).

The educated nurse has an opportunity to reduce the impact of cancer throughout the continuum of care, promoting screening, delivering quality care at the bedside, through professional organizations, and as advocates with friends and family members.