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Meet Chelsea!
Every Monday, we feature a local mom on TriangleMom2Mom.
For the past three weeks leading up to the Race for the Cure on June 14, we've featured local moms who have survived breast cancer. Also read about Christine and Patti.
Today, we hear from Chelsea Gibbs. 
Mom2Mom: Tell us about yourself.
Chelsea: My husband Ray and I have one daughter, Kiran, who's 3 years old and very smart. I'm a stay at home mom and live in Apex. I am a 12-year, 1-day and 9-month, two-time breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed the first time at 25. It was quite a shock to be told I had breast cancer at that age. The second time was still a shock, but I was in such a different place that time around. I was educated about the disease and the diagnosis and had such great resources at my disposal, including my "breast friends" and Susan G. Komen For the Cure, NC Triangle affiliate.
Mom2Mom: What's your favorite family place in the Triangle and why?
Chelsea: Believe it or not, the Farmer's Market. We love to eat and my husband is a great cook. He and Kiran have a garden and she loves to sample the food and smell the herbs.
Mom2Mom: What's your favorite place for yourself in the Triangle and why?
Chelsea: My gym because it allows me to dance. I take a class there and, besides the great exercise, it gives me free time and I feel fantastic after I'm done.
Mom2Mom: What's your favorite ritual with your daughter?
Chelsea: It has to be putting her to bed at night. After her father reads to her, we sit in her rocking chair, share her events of the day and then sing two songs. Even at 3, it's still the best snuggle time.
Mom2Mom: What did you eat last night? Can you share the recipe?
Chelsea: We had stuffed shells and actually the recipe was on the back of the pasta box. Not very original. :-)
Mom2Mom: Care to share your guilty pleasure?
Chelsea: A glass of wine at home after a long day. And when I'm in the car, I like to play the music loud. :-)
Check out our other daily themes at TriangleMom2Mom:
MONDAY: Meet!
TUESDAY: Ask!
WEDNESDAY: Eat!
THURSDAY: Play!
FRIDAY: Out!
WEEKEND: Relax!
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
Sarah is in charge of content for TriangleMom2Mom.com and writes about family-friendly events, local moms groups and other topics for the site.
She lives in Raleigh with her
husband and three-year-old daughter. Sarah has written for newspapers
since she was a teenager living in snowy Central New York. After
graduating from the University of Virginia, she traipsed a bit around
Europe and Mount Airy, N.C., before settling down in the Triangle. She
moved here in 1999 to take a job with The News & Observer. She once aspired to play
flute professionally. More recently, her daughter started crying when
she played it.
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Every Monday, we feature a local mom on TriangleMom2Mom.
For the past three weeks leading up to the Race for the Cure on June 14, we've featured local moms who have survived breast cancer. Also read about Christine and Patti.
Today, we hear from Chelsea Gibbs.
Mom2Mom: Tell us about yourself.
Chelsea: My husband Ray and I have one daughter, Kiran, who's 3 years old and very smart. I'm a stay at home mom and live in Apex. I am a 12-year, 1-day and 9-month, two-time breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed the first time at 25. It was quite a shock to be told I had breast cancer at that age. The second time was still a shock, but I was in such a different place that time around. I was educated about the disease and the diagnosis and had such great resources at my disposal, including my "breast friends" and Susan G. Komen For the Cure, NC Triangle affiliate.
Mom2Mom: What's your favorite family place in the Triangle and why?
Chelsea: Believe it or not, the Farmer's Market. We love to eat and my husband is a great cook. He and Kiran have a garden and she loves to sample the food and smell the herbs.
Mom2Mom: What's your favorite place for yourself in the Triangle and why?
Chelsea: My gym because it allows me to dance. I take a class there and, besides the great exercise, it gives me free time and I feel fantastic after I'm done.
Mom2Mom: What's your favorite ritual with your daughter?
Chelsea: It has to be putting her to bed at night. After her father reads to her, we sit in her rocking chair, share her events of the day and then sing two songs. Even at 3, it's still the best snuggle time.
Mom2Mom: What did you eat last night? Can you share the recipe?
Chelsea: We had stuffed shells and actually the recipe was on the back of the pasta box. Not very original. :-)
Mom2Mom: Care to share your guilty pleasure?
Chelsea: A glass of wine at home after a long day. And when I'm in the car, I like to play the music loud. :-)
Check out our other daily themes at TriangleMom2Mom:
MONDAY: Meet!
TUESDAY: Ask!
WEDNESDAY: Eat!
THURSDAY: Play!
FRIDAY: Out!
WEEKEND: Relax!
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
Sarah is in charge of content for TriangleMom2Mom.com and writes about family-friendly events, local moms groups and other topics for the site.
She lives in Raleigh with her husband and three-year-old daughter. Sarah has written for newspapers since she was a teenager living in snowy Central New York. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she traipsed a bit around Europe and Mount Airy, N.C., before settling down in the Triangle. She moved here in 1999 to take a job with The News & Observer. She once aspired to play flute professionally. More recently, her daughter started crying when she played it.
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