This is a story about a young woman's battle with breast cancer and it also deals others around her that develop a similar disease. The story is written as kind of a conversation to a third party. Ruth and Randy provide there own prespective on the situations and the struggles that they would have to overcome. The story describes how their love began before she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and how their love flourished, with the ups and downs that developed along the way. The true meaning of love was revealed to them, and they would like to share that revelation with whoever would like to read the story. The story is informative, thought provoking, and very emotional; even for those people who were part of the story and who have had a chance to read through the manuscript once it was completed. This composition is written to hopefully educate and in some cases, inspire those who are involved with an individual in their own lives, who is going through a tough battle with a very aggessive cancer.
When it comes to dating, Carrie Bradshaw has nothing on Cathy Bueti . At 25, just a few weeks before her second wedding anniversary, Cathy’s high school sweetheart died in a tragic car accident. She wasn’t sure how she would go on living. At the time, she was certain it was her last chance at love. A few years later, just as Cathy took her first tentative steps into New York City’s dating world, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. For most, a cancer diagnosis would put dating on the back burner. But Cathy refused to waste a second of her life. She updated her profile and redoubled her efforts to find love while she still had her hair. While juggling doctor’s appointments, surgery, chemotherapy, and her job, she remained in hot pursuit of true love. If she found it once, she knew she could find it again. Against the comical backdrop of one Mr. Wrong after another, Cathy was forced to come to terms with what was really keeping her from finding love. Just a week after her last chemotherapy treatment, Cathy met someone who would change everything. A survivor in every sense, Cathy’s honest and heartwarming journey to heal her body—and her heart—will inspire you to live every day to the fullest.
Hope, Courage and Strength We often see these three words associated with the journey of someone who survives cancer. But where do we find strength when we have never felt so weak? Where do we find courage to face a challenge of this magnitude? Where does hope spring from, and how do we possess it? Turning to the God she loves, Sandra found these answers in Him. This story recounts the cries of a desperate daughter seeking to find comfort, healing, and truth from her heavenly Father. Follow her journey as she learns to trust and lean on God as she walks the road to victory. There is no voice so compelling as the voice of experience In the Arms of My Beloved is a book I highly recommend, not only for the cancer patient herself, but also for all those who love her. Stacey Campbell, Revival Now! Ministries Sandras inspiring story offers hope and practical wisdom to those who are walking through difficult times, especially when faced with serious or life-threatening illnesses. Dr. Ruth Demian, MD
Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Not college, not marriage, not miles. Then Suzy got sick. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years later, at thirty-six, she died. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The Goodman girls were raised in postwar Peoria, Illinois, by parents who believed that small acts of charity could change the world. Suzy was the big sister—the homecoming queen with an infectious enthusiasm and a generous heart. Nancy was the little sister—the tomboy with an outsized sense of justice who wanted to right all wrongs. The sisters shared makeup tips, dating secrets, plans for glamorous fantasy careers. They spent one memorable summer in Europe discovering a big world far from Peoria. They imagined a long life together—one in which they’d grow old together surrounded by children and grandchildren. Suzy’s diagnosis shattered that dream. In 1977, breast cancer was still shrouded in stigma and shame. Nobody talked about early detection and mammograms. Nobody could even say the words “breast” and “cancer” together in polite company, let alone on television news broadcasts. With Nancy at her side, Suzy endured the many indignities of cancer treatment, from the grim, soul-killing waiting rooms to the mistakes of well-meaning but misinformed doctors. That’s when Suzy began to ask Nancy to promise. To promise to end the silence. To promise to raise money for scientific research. To promise to one day cure breast cancer for good. Big, shoot-for-the-moon promises that Nancy never dreamed she could fulfill. But she promised because this was her beloved sister. I promise, Suzy. . . . Even if it takes the rest of my life. Suzy’s death—both shocking and senseless—created a deep pain in Nancy that never fully went away. But she soon found a useful outlet for her grief and outrage. Armed only with a shoebox filled with the names of potential donors, Nancy put her formidable fund-raising talents to work and quickly discovered a groundswell of grassroots support. She was aided in her mission by the loving tutelage of her husband, restaurant magnate Norman Brinker, whose dynamic approach to entrepreneurship became Nancy’s model for running her foundation. Her account of how she and Norman met, fell in love, and managed to achieve the elusive “true marriage of equals” is one of the great grown-up love stories among recent memoirs. Nancy’s mission to change the way the world talked about and treated breast cancer took on added urgency when she was herself diagnosed with the disease in 1984, a terrifying chapter in her life that she had long feared. Unlike her sister, Nancy survived and went on to make Susan G. Komen for the Cure into the most influential health charity in the country and arguably the world. A pioneering force in cause-related marketing, SGK turned the pink ribbon into a symbol of hope everywhere. Each year, millions of people worldwide take part in SGK Race for the Cure events. And thanks to the more than $1.5 billion spent by SGK for cutting-edge research and community programs, a breast cancer diagnosis today is no longer a death sentence. In fact, in the time since Suzy’s death, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer has risen from 74 percent to 98 percent. Promise Me is a deeply moving story of family and sisterhood, the dramatic “30,000-foot view” of the democratization of a disease, and a soaring affirmative to the question: Can one person truly make a difference?
Susan McBride, author of The Cougar Club and Little Black Dress, opens her heart in this irresistible memoir about how she got married, got pregnant, and beat breast cancer—all after her 40th birthday. By turns deliciously funny and utterly poignant, In the Pink is definitely Susan's story . . . but her experiences are parts of every woman's journey.
And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places. Isaiah 45:3 In this inspiring, true story, Dr. Taffy Anderson illuminates the treasures of darkness she gathered while fighting--and surviving--breast cancer. Both a medical and spiritual journey of her experience, Treasures in Darkness traces her journey from a OB/GYN at a major medical hospital who learns of her older sister's diagnosis with breast cancer, to her own shocking diagnosis three years later, through painful surgery, chemo threatments, and coming face-to-face with death. Along the way, she learns to submit to the sovereign will of God, draw strength from His presence and cherish each day of life.
Frank, funny and poignant, Single Bald Female by Laura Price is a completely unforgettable story of love and friendship. 'I read this in a single night - superb' Celia Walden 'Life-affirming and uplifting' Fabulous magazine 'Witty yet devastating' ES magazine 'Moving and beautiful' Emma Gannon Jessica Jackson has hit all her personal milestones for turning thirty – the career, the loving boyfriend and a cosy London flat they share with their cat. But a shock diagnosis of breast cancer turns Jess’s world upside down, and her contented life implodes with it. Around her, her friends’ lives continue to follow the script, with the big white weddings and the baby scans. With her own future so uncertain, the only thing Jess is sure of is that she’s being left behind. But then she meets Annabel, an enigmatic twenty-seven year old with incurable cancer. While Annabel may not have long left, she understands much more about living than anyone Jess has ever met. And she’s determined to show Jess how to make every day count . . . 'I laughed and wept. It’s an extraordinary novel and one everyone should read' Alexandra Potter 'Witty and charming characters, twists and turns, and quietly devastating moments' Justin Myers, The Guyliner 'Life affirming' Kris Hallenga, Sunday Times bestselling author and founder of CoppaFeel! 'Whether you've experienced cancer, grief, the chaos of the contemporary dating scene or the agony of a modern hen weekend, every word of Single Bald Female rings true' Lauren Bravo
MY PAIN WOKE ME UP BLISS is the first in a three-book series of a fictionalized account of true story, focused on survivorship. The ebook details the knockdown punches life throws Jean’s way, what it took to get back up off the mat, and how these difficult challenges resulted in a stronger, more courageous and confident individual. It is a story of inspiration, passion, perseverance, persistence and the promise to survive. Jean recounts her experiences from the blissful days with her first true love, to becoming a widow in her twenties, to finding love again and having the children of her dreams, to the heartbreak of a failing marriage and diagnosis of breast cancer. My Pain Woke Me Up– Bliss discusses the painful journey Jean experienced during her battle with breast cancer--from bilateral lumpectomy with radiation, to bilateral mastectomy with reconstructive surgery (four times), the onset of MRSA bacterial infection followed by a breast cellulitis infection, to her road to recovery and the pursuit of happiness. Her determination to help raise awareness and find a cure to end breast cancer forever grew stronger as her pain woke her up! JEAN CRISS With more than twenty-five years’ experience, JEAN CRISS is an entrepreneur in the digital media industry, recognized for her sales and marketing innovation. Before the launch of Jean Criss Media, LLC, Jean gained her high-tech and digital media expertise as a leader in the Midwest and Northeast markets for various technology and publishing companies. Her ability to develop strong relationships over the years yielded over $100 million in computer hardware, software, service, and media sales. Jean served on the Board of Trustees of the North Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® from 2008 – 2011, and she helped raise over $15 million for the Affi liate’s grant programs since 2007. During her term with Komen, Jean co-produced various PSA campaigns including Komen’s first Race for the Cure® PSA featuring Grammy-award winning artist, Gloria Gaynor, and former Fox 5 medical correspondent, Dr. Sapna Parikh. Net proceeds from My Pain Woke Me Up– - Bliss will benefit both Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Joe Torre Safe at Home® Foundation. Jean is the single mother of two teenagers and resides in northern New Jersey. Bliss was also designed and selfpublished by the author, Jean Criss. For book copies, interviews and other media inquiries, please contact Susan Belfer at 732-239-1559 or [email protected].
