C4C Nov ’09

Cancer for Christmas: Making the Most of a Daunting Gift closed out October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month – with Amazon Bestseller status!

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, Cancer for Christmas topped out at #4 in Books-Health-Cancer, just behind one of the best breast cancer stories ever written (by anyone other than me, of course), The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan.

Cancer for Christmas even lapped Lance Armstrong’s amazing cancer memoir, It’s Not About the Bike.

Oct. 30 was SOME day. The story is here.

Now, it’s November – the month for both Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Awareness.

If you’re diabetic, you know how important it is to be an active participant in your health.

If you’re caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, that person is relying on you to advocate for their care.

Whatever medical issues you face – whether it’s just the usual slings and arrows of life, like falling off your bike or any other sports injury, or you’re facing the fight of your life: cancer, multiple sclerosis, or any other life-changing medical news – you know how important it is to participate in, and advocate for, your care.

If you’re a caregiver, it’s critical that you’re prepared to advocate for those in your care.

I liken medical treatment to a car wash, and ask if you’d like to go through the car wash inside the car, or strapped to the hood?

Ask questions, stay inside the car. Demand answers you can understand. Work with your medical team to find the right path for you. Don’t ask questions, and you’re strapped to the hood, with predictably unpleasant consequences!

That’s why I wrote Cancer for Christmas. To help others do what I did while fighting breast cancer: be an active participant in my care. Published by Peppertree Press, my book is a fast, fierce, and funny ride from diagnosis to recovery, with a full list of lessons learned along the way.

Go ahead – get Cancer for Christmas. It’ll do you – and your health, and your health care – good!

A portion of  the sales of Cancer for Christmas: Making the Most of a Daunting Gift will go to the Save the Tatas Foundation.