by Dianne Armitage
Whenever life gets tough I either go shopping or get a puppy (actually getting a puppy necessitates shopping, so it’s a win/win situation all ‘round). Since I didn’t need any more underwear or shoes, and my only remaining dog is not doing well, I opted for a puppy.
Meet Jacqui Bryan. “I had no family history, I’d never smoked – and I was only 37 when I was diagnosed. So breast cancer left me sort of shaking my head and wondering how someone who to the entire world appears fit, and who practices a healthy lifestyle could possibly get such a dreadful diagnosis. I was baffled!”
Many survivors want to strengthen their ability to communicate honestly not only with their mothers, but with the world in general. My Mother, My Friend is a starting point, since it is perhaps one of the first books to offer realistic strategies for opening and deepening the path of communication between adult daughters and their mothers.