About this item
The breast cancer guide every woman needs for herself, her best friend, and her sister - a warm, practical, relatable handbook, that dispels the terror, taking you step-by-step through the process, from diagnosis to post-treatment.When Andrea Hutton was diagnosed with breast cancer, she wanted to know everything. She voraciously read books, articles, and websites and talked to everyone she knew. But nothing prepared her for what the surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation would feel like. Were there tricks that could ease her pain and discomfort? What was "fatigue" and how would it affect her? At what exact moment would her hair fall out and how? Hutton wanted what she could not find: a clear how-to guide for the cancer girl she had become.Bald Is Better with Earrings is Hutton's answer for women diagnosed with breast cancer: a straightforward handbook, leavened with humor and inspiration, to shepherd them though the experience.
About the Author
A graduate of Duke University, Andrea Hutton was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 at the age of forty-one and is now a critically acclaimed author, speaker and wellness expert. Her work on breast cancer and women's wellness has been featured in such varied outlets as: The Washington Post, Women's Health and Psychology Today. As a breast cancer survivor, and advocate who has "been there, had that" Andrea Hutton is on a mission to empower and educate women on how to take charge of their own health. Andrea is now five years out and cancer-free. She lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband, two children and two dogs and when she's not writing, she can often be found walking on the beach collecting sea glass. You can visit her website at http://www.andreahutton.com
