Lisa Ray Instagram – In 2014, two years after relapsing and five years after first getting diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, I shot for the #BeautyGivesBackCampaign in Toronto, a charitable initiative of the Canadian beauty industry, dedicated to helping women beat the Cancer Blues. The campaign is an off shoot of the Look Good Feel Better foundation, Canada’s only charitable cancer program dedicated to empowering women to manage the effects that cancer and its treatment can have on their appearance. At the heart of Look Good Feel Better is the free, 2 hour hands-on workshop offered at 120 cancer care facilities and hospitals across the country. Since its inception, it is estimated that Look Good Feel Better has helped hundreds of thousands of women across the country. I was one of those women. I’ll never forget that afternoon of camaraderie and overcoming my vulnerability as I tried on different headgear and learned about the best moisturizers and foundation for chemo ravaged skin in a room full of women who were experiencing similar levels of anxiety about our morphing appearance. To shoot for this campaign a few years later, my port prominently displayed, was an honour. What is the Cancer Blues? It’s a term for the emotional distress caused by cancer and its treatment. The Cancer Blues is a huge and overlooked part of the cancer story. For the majority of women, a cancer diagnosis unleashes as many emotional symptoms as physical ones.