Unbreakable Spirit: Facing the
challenge of cancer in New Zealand
by Karen McMillan
Published by McKenzie Publishing
in Trade Paperback on 24 August 2105, RRP $34.99
An invaluable collection of real
life stories of cancer, representing a wide range of circumstances that will
provide comfort and help for families facing cancer.
Unbreakable Spirit is a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit in
the face of cancer. It tells the true stories of people who have survived
cancer and of those who are terminally ill. It also shares the experiences of
people who have had a loved one die from cancer and includes information from
hospice workers, oncologists, GPs, a counsellor, surgeon and breast physician.
When Karen McMillan’s parents,
both of whom had lived with cancer, died in their prime, she started her own
journey to find the answers to her questions from the stories of others. How do
people cope with their own mortality? How frightening is the Big C? Are
treatments improving? How does cancer impact on a family? What hope is there
for the future?
Unbreakable Spirit was first published in 2003, and it has helped numerous
families facing cancer. In this revised edition, Karen finds out what has
happened to many of the people featured in the book and updates their stories.
She discusses the advances of medical science in the past decade and other changes.
She also tells her own story of being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 – a
positive story of the importance of early detection through screening, and she
includes insightful new chapters from her medical team.
English language rights have been
sold worldwide.
About the author:
Karen McMillan is the author of
fiction and non-fiction. Her non-fiction titles include Unleash Your Inner
Seductress and Feast or Famine. Fiction works include the
bestselling novel The Paris of the East and Watching Over Me.
Karen lives in Auckland.
Previously an award-winning
fashion designer, Karen has worked full time in publishing for the past fifteen
years. She is a breast cancer survivor.
For more information about Karen and
her writing visit www.karenm.co.nz.
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