Product Description
by Angelina Assanti (Author), Laurence Ruble (Editor), Jacobs Writing Consultants (Editor)
From multiple award-winning comedy writer, Angelina Assanti, comes her first non-fiction book. Determined to keep her sense of humor though cancer, she talks about what happens to a patient from diagnosis through treatment. Told she would only need surgery, she was shocked to learn she would also need chemotherapy and radiation at her post-surgery appointment. With candor and laugh-out-loud moments, she describes her interactions with people who did not understand what she was going through. Angelina delves into both the physical and mental toll that cancer takes on a patient. The reader experiences each hurdle as the journey unfolds.. This is a no-nonsense guidebook for those with cancer and a must-read for anyone affected by this life-changing diagnosis. This book was awarded two national President's Awards from the Florida Authors and Publisher's Association and was a 2016 Finalist in the international Readers' Favorites contest.
