AUTHORS: Shirin Ariff, Pat Labez, CoCo Roper, LaCountess R. Ingram, Rowena Rodriguez, Shirley Gaudon, Niki Papaioannou, Tania Kolar, and Catherine ClarkCancer Heroes are all around us.

They are the survivors who offer hope to all they encounter, the nurturers who hold their best friend’s hand during chemotherapy, and the beautiful soulswho leave a legacy of impact that rings just as loud as any remission bell. Cancer Heroes: Lovingly Woven Stories of Healing, Survival, and Profound Transformation is a collection of love letters written by and for those amid their cancer stories.

Walk alongside nine authors as they share brave, intimate accounts of their unique cancer experiences, from the shock of diagnosis and anxiety of cancer treatment to the fear of recurrence and pain of loss. Within these pages, you will find messages of hope and healing from a community of voices who have experienced the worst cancer has to offer and, in the process, found inner strength they didn’t know they had:Intimate diagnosis, treatment, and survival storiesReal talk about life with (and after) cancerTrauma and transformationFavorite prayers, verses, and meditations The upside of side effects from cancerTools and resources that make a big differenceMethods for advocating for yourself and being heard in today’s healthcare systemTips for letting go of fearApproaches to life beyond survival rates and stagesIncreased awareness of the mental health of cancer patients and their caregiversThese courageous authors have been drawn together by bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and stage III/IV papillary thyroid cancer survivor Shirin Ariff to put the biggest challenges of their lives into writing.

Read about these ordinary humans living extraordinary lives in the face of squamous cell carcinoma, tall cell variant (TCV) thyroid cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, pancreatic cancer, meningioma, papillary carcinoma, and breast cancer. Each author takes your hand and walks with you through the wisdom they’ve gained from cancer, the surprising gifts they discovered, and the profound transformation they’ve undergone, which has forever changed the way they live, love, and look at their lives as Cancer Heroes.

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