Chelsey Pickthorn
Celebrity Hair & Make Up Artist; Patient Advocate
Highlights
- LBBC board member since 2024
- Participant, Telling stories, making meaning
Originally from Portland, Oregon, Chelsey divides her time between New York and Sonoma. As a fourth-generation breast cancer survivor currently living with triple-negative metastatic disease, she actively incorporates a holistic approach with conventional medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Chelsey's original diagnosis at the age of thirty-three underscored the importance of lifestyle alterations. She actively engages in conscious consumption, maintains a personal self-care routine, eliminates negative energy, and mitigates stress. She attributes her current status of No Evidence of Disease (NED) to her merged beliefs, finding a balance between Eastern and Western medicine.
Chelsey commenced her career in hair design at the age of 18, dedicating her entire life to actualizing her dreams. With a metastatic diagnosis at 35, she couldn't ignore the direction the universe was pushing her towards – advocacy. Extremely passionate about equal access to care and information, medical trials, and holistic adjunctive treatments, Chelsey, a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, believes in fostering open dialogues through difficult conversations. She aims to share her life experiences with the world, hoping to dispel preconceptions about what "sick" looks and feels like.