Beating Cancer: Stories of People Who Are Surviving and Thriving

Do you have cancer? Do you know someone with cancer? Do you love someone with cancer?

Who hasn't been touched by this disease?

Nearly 500,000 people in the U.S. alone in 2008 died from cancer. Sobering statistics to be sure. Statistics that go beyond current medical practice in search of answers.

My grandfather died from it when I was 10. My mother died from it two months before her 50th birthday, in 1994. My aunt died from it six years ago, in 2004. Friends around us were being shell-shocked with diagnoses of cancer. It seemed more people we knew were affected than ever.

Imagine how upset I was to learn my husband had been diagnosed with it?

What could I do to make a difference?

As a writer, I got the word out that I was looking for cancer survivors who were willing to share their stories. I edited and compiled their stories into the anthology Beating Cancer: Stories of People Who Are Surviving and Thriving. (Read a FREE excerpt here.)

The book's purpose is to encourage, support, inspire and give hope to anyone affected by cancer.

My husband's story is included. Many other heartfelt stories are, too.

The book is a quick read. It's comforting to people with cancer. It lets them know they're not alone and they CAN survive. Two women who have been recently healed from breast cancer told me what it meant to them to read these stories.

You can see videos about the book, too.