Glittering a Turd in Penny Brohn Kris Hallenga, author and founder of breast health charity, CoppaFeel! is coming to Bristol. Kris will be promoting her groundbreaking autobiography, Glittering a Turd at the Penny Brohn UK Hub on Queens Road on Tuesday 31 August from 5-7pm. Fans of Kris, supporters of CoppaFeel! and people interested in hearing her personal experience are invited to the Hub to meet Hallenga and get a copy of Glittering a Turd signed by the author herself.
Having attended Penny Brohn UK’s annual conference in 2019 as a speaker, as well as used a variety of the services the charity provides, Kris is familiar with Penny Brohn UK and the impact it has on people living with cancer.
Bristol cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK, opened its FIRST cancer wellbeing hub in September 2020. The Hub is situated on the Triangle, ten minutes’ walk from the Bristol Oncology and Haematology Centre at the BRI. The aim is to make Penny Brohn UK Glittering a Turd is Kris’s first book and covers cancer support more accessible to reach the 12 years since she was diagnosed with more people affected by cancer. incurable breast cancer at the tender age of 23. Along with the typical ups and downs any This destination on Bristol’s high street is person in their twenties and thirties has to much more than a charity shop. The interiors navigate, Kris has survived the unsurvivable, have been carefully designed to keep the and thrived. feeling of light, space and calm. Large murals cover the walls painted by local artist Natasha Kris shows us what it is to live a life well and Clutterbuck. Natasha specialises in drawing to the fullest, no matter the particular turd vegetables and wild flowers and plants using you’re dealing with. natural materials. These bespoke wall paintings frame the space helping to create an atmosphere of warmth, comfort and connection with nature. Making the space truly unique. 10
