Stephen Faccenda aka Enid Whiplash 24th April 1979 - 15th June 2011
Steve's Thoughts
A selection of video's and writings where steve shares his thoughts and his special brand of wisdom and optimism
Gaydio Interview Part 1
In this open and frank interview Stephen Faccenda talks about his diagnosis with Cancer. A Glioblastoma Multiforme, Grade IV Brain Tumour. How it has affected his life, his relationships and his retirement from stage
With thanks to www.Gaydio.co.uk
Gaydio Interview Part 2
In this open and frank interview Stephen Faccenda talks about his diagnosis with Cancer. A Glioblastoma Multiforme, Grade IV Brain Tumour. How it has affected his life, his relationships and his retirement from stage
With thanks to www.Gaydio.co.uk
The illness has made me make decisions though and hasn't all been negative, it's made me make some really positive changes, I'm now known more as myself rather than my alter ego and the business of performance has changed into another sideline, which still allows us to be involved in the whole showbiz circle as it where.
The person behind the mask, be it a radiotherapy mask or personal mask like I had with Miss Whiplash, my drag alter ego is important, and very often gets forgotten. The illness, the treatment, the prognosis all the other areas of hospital etc get in the way, and mask the person, even though these are most likely to be the most life changing things that will happen in your life.
The mask is only an aid to the next step. The person behind the mask, is the next step.
Steve Faccenda - GBM Sufferer, Life survivor.
Behind the Mask...
Earlier this year Steve and I were asked to decorate a radiotherapy mask similar to that which he had for his treatment to portray what the mask and the treatment meant to each of us.
This was not for fun but for an exhibition that BT Buddies were hosting at the Palace of Westminster, details of the exhibition can be found here and My Mask can be found on the next page but, be sure to read Steve's rationale behind HIS mask.
Behind the Mask - My Story
My mask is simple and comes from a line in a well known song "I love each feather and each spangle" The song is of course 'I am what I am' from La Cage Aux Folles.
My life changed dramatically in September 2010 when I was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade 4 Brain Tumour. My life as a performer had to be put away and I had to focus on the person underneath, or behind the mask literally.
I have lived for so long with a mask on as my alter ego that its odd living without it, replacing this with a radiotherapy mask for my treatment wasn't quite what I expected.
My mask to me embodies who I was before September, but also who I still am, I'm still me, I'm still here and I'm still full of the sparkle and feathers that I once used to wear.
Gaydio Interview Part 3
In this open and frank interview Stephen Faccenda talks about his diagnosis with Cancer. A Glioblastoma Multiforme, Grade IV Brain Tumour. How it has affected his life, his relationships and his retirement from stage
With thanks to www.Gaydio.co.uk
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