August 22, 2012 Before the VLOG we just texted back and forth and I superpower wish I had those old videos, but this is the first time I VLOGGED about Maya.
2 We had a thing about sock monkeys. This is a video I made for her September 14, 2012
3 Sept. 15, 2012 that time i interviewed Maya for my VLOG in which she shares her superpower: that smile. aka the day when Maya stole everybody’s hearts on my VLOG (not to mention the heart of my VLOG and the VLOG itself).
4. Mason Arts Festival Sept. 17, 2012
5. Oct 2, 2012 the first time Maya hijacked my vlog and i knew it was time to dust off the old resume and start hitting the pavement looking for a new job
6. Oct 4, 2012 that time I literally had to picket even for a cup of coffee when my sweet mini me Maya the Magnificent hijacked my VLOG for the Taking Down Cancer segment of the show, for a second time. Despite the loss of my non-existent wages for my VLOG “job” these were my most fave times in the history of my VLOG not to mention some of the most precious moments of my life.
7. Oct. 10, 2012 Just another time Maya took over my VLOG—had me dragged away even, LMFAO!
8. Nov. 30, 2012 Maya’s laugh on #helium. Best. Sound. EVER. in the history of the world.
9. Dec. 10, 2012 Maya aka the Claw Whisperer
10. feb 5, 2013 Hijacked again! Maya takes over my VLOG and takes down cancer #mayacraft style
11. feb 17, 2013 that time maya came with me to get my dragonfly tattoo and her mama brought mimosas.
12. March 7, 2013. that time i ran the jerusalem half marathon with maya in my heart and her name on my shirt.
13. march 20, 2013. That time i prayed for maya at the wailing wall.
14. April 29, 2013 Maya, her purple crayon, and my purple mane.
15. April 30, 2013 Maya’s Magnificent Idea: #RAK the best kinda antidote to random acts of violence.
16. July 12, 2013 Like Mama like Maya
17. August 10, 2013 that time Maya’s magnificent mama jumped on the bed to wake Maya and her sister Anna up for me.
18. Aug 20, 2013 Pink & Blues sisters. once upon a time when we got our hairs colored together.
19. Aug 26, 2013 my rainbow sock monkey twin my mini me gave me
20. feb 24, 2014 reality bites. my fist attempt at spoken word. i wrote this after my friend vanessa died. she is the inspiration for my vlog. that same week maya’s mama and i went to the funeral of a little girl. this kills me to watch it. missing v. but also knowing that i could say it all again with maya on my mind. i’m wearing the stupid cancer tshirt maya gave me.
21. april 14, 2014 the flight of lovely dragonflies That time Maya, our friend Suleika Jaouad, and I were conspiring to do an epic event for The Dragonfly Foundation. Cancer doesn’t exactly cooperate, and the event didn’t go down but damn we had fun dreaming. Suleika is a beautiful soul who has dealt with the same kinda #AML#fuckcancer that Maya dealt with. She chronicled her battle in her “Life Interrupted” column for the The New York Times. And won an EMMY for her NYT video series. Maya adored her. She was one of her sheroes. And is one of mine.
22. June 1, 2014 A video I made for Maya cuz URANUS gas. In which she (and savannah) once again hijacked the taking down cancer segment of the show by kicking cancer’s uranus gas.
23. June 13, 2014 That time I caught up with Suleika and 1)score an EMMY 2) prove the detour sometimes IS the destination 3) muse upon the notion of sprinkling kindness.
24. Aug 23, 2014 That time Maya and I did the ALS #icebucketchallenge and Anna Awesome Sauce dropped almost all of the ice freaking cold water on my head!
25. Oct 14, 2014 This is one of my faves. Just a day in the life. Maya and me. Goofing off and sending videos back and forth.
26. Feb 16, 2015 At the Dragonfly gala with Maya and crew
27. Feb 24, 2015 just a video exchange with maya once when she was bored in the waiting room at the dr’s office.
28. Pie Day 2015 Maya’s not in this one but I did it for Dragonfly.
29. Sept 1, 2015 Dear Cancer, a spoken word retrospective on my 7 year cancerversary, in which I speak of my purpose of being a cancer activist, especially when it picks on kids.
30. July 4, 2016 A taking down cancer I made with Yoss and Freddy for Maya shortly after she went back to the hospital for her 3rd damn battle with AML.
31. July 15, 2016 Another video exchange with Maya while she was at Children’s in the thick of her third damn battle with AML, in which she gave me a tour of her room!
32. Another taking down cancer video I made for Maya, and also I gave her a reciprocal tour of my balcony.
33. July 18, 2016 A video I made to send Maya with a bunch of my friends at a local storytelling event in Cincinnati called Bespoken Live. It’s an evening of crafted storytelling riffing off a four letter word. Kinda like The Moth. The word of the evening was FREE.
34. Aug 11, 2016 A video my Redheads and I made for Maya in which we take down cancer in a pool and then Amanda sings the Cancer is a Bitch song she wrote for me.
35. August 14, 2016 Maya and I made this taking down cancer video when I visited her at Children’s Hospital, right before she went to St. Jude for the 3rd bone marrow transplant.
36. sept 12, 2016 a play it forward challenge video I made for Maya’s magnificent mama and Maya
37. March 16, 2017 just a video dave and i made for maya cuz we lava her
38. Oct. 8, 2017 And last but not least, the video I made for her at the queen bee 1/2 marathon this year, which i ran in memory of her.