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A cancer diagnosis results, understandably, in fear and uncertainty. Once the initial shock passes, the questions begin. Some are medical in nature: What are your treatment options? Some are intensely personal: How do you tell your children? Will your hair grow back after chemo? How will the disease affect your sex life and relationships? In Cancer: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was First Diagnosed, ten-year breast cancer survivor Michele Ryan answers these questions and more. Michele's common sense advice and practical tips provide a comprehensive road map to help navigate the basic challenges of life with cancer. She covers everything from how to evaluate your health insurance to what to pack for hospital stays, all carefully laid out in an easy-to-navigate format so readers can find answers to specific questions quickly.
About the Author
Michele Ryan is a ten year breast cancer survivor and former caregiver for her late husband, James, who was diagnosed with terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She speaks openly about her experiences with life, death and cancer to teach, inspire and empower listeners and readers everywhere. She has the unique ability to transform her own inspirational life experiences into practical tools and knowledge. Michele holds a Certificate of Excellence in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. She created cancerSmiles.com which sends cancer patients,or anyone needing a smile, daily email affirmations of life and hope, with cancer tips and advice to help them through their day. Michele loves working as a clinical hypnotherapist helping cancer patients and people of all walks of life with pain, anxiety, insomnia and many, many other issues. Michele lives in a small town in Southern Arizona. She has remarried and continues to live her life full of love, hope and happiness as an inspiration to others.
