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Bearing Up with Cancer: Life, and Living with...
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By Dr. Annie Smith
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Bearing Up with Cancer: Life, and Living with...
By Dr. Annie Smith
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The term “grin and bear it” will evoke an entirely new meaning after reading Dr. Annie Smith’s self-illustrated book, Bearing Up with Cancer (Second Story Press, 2004). This inspiring story chronicles two decades of Smith’s life from the moment she discovered the lump in her breast right to her subsequent struggle with ovarian cancer.
It’s an intimate and light-hearted tale of trial and triumph flavoured with accounts of the author's zany antics, like taping chocolate bars to her abdomen as "energy supplements" for her surgical team. But don’t be fooled by the casual appeal of the books ‘narrator," a caricature named “bear,” the tone imparts the dignity and respect that Smith has for all those travelling the path she’s been on. It also provides great insights for medical professionals who are given a glimpse of illness through the eyes of the afflicted.
Most importantly Bearing Up with Cancer reveals the passion that allowed Smith to deny cancer’s attempt at stealing her zeal for life’s adventures, pleasures and special joys — hopefully a zest that will transfer to anyone who has been touched by the dispassionate hand of cancer.
A portion of all of the book's sales will be donated to the National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA). The NOCA, along with Gilda’s Club and the Department of Gynecological Oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital, have endorsed Bearing Up with Cancer: Life and Living with....
To order the book online visit AnnieBear.org.
— Elise Desjardine
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