Another Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul, from the highly acclaimed and ever-popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series, features 101 "Stories to Inspire, Support, and Heal." A must-read for anyone recently diagnosed. A great read for anyone who has survived breast cancer or knows someone who has. You'll want to get one for every woman on your list! Check out this book's companion book, "#1 Best Tools & Tips from the Trenches of Breast Cancer." One of our pink ribbon bookmarks would go great with Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul!

Back Cover
Along with the shock, fear and loss many women face upon a breast cancer diagnosis comes unexpected strength, wisdom and strong networks. In Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivors Soul, survivors and their family members talk openly about their difficult fight with breast cancer and how they made it through the dark times with a belief in a higher power and the support of those closest to them.

Find strength in the encouraging stories of how loved ones confront their fears and show genuine affection for one another through gestures, such as a granddaughter cutting the hair off of all her dolls so that they will look more like her grandma, who is bald from chemotherapy; the gentle touch of a three-year-old son on his mother’s back, giving comfort to his sick mommy; and a husband who shows his wife the depth of his love during a weekend getaway after she heals from a mastectomy.

Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivors Soul will spark the optimism sometimes masked in the midst of an illness. It is for everyone with breast cancer and everyone who loves someone touched by the disease.

Introduction
Going through the experience of breast cancer is no picnic, but with loving support, helpful advice and the healing power of laughter, it can be achieved. It is our fondest hope that you will be encouraged, buoyed, uplifted and instructed by the stories contained in this book. Other breast-cancer survivors wrote them for you—to bring you hope, to give you strength and courage.

Research has shown that those who attend support groups tend to have higher survival rates. Those who reach out to family and friends for love and support make it through the medical journey of breast cancer more successfully. We have so much to learn from each other as we face the challenges of healing ourselves; often someone who has gone through the journey before us shares the thing we need to learn.

We all have a story to tell. Our stories are healing and have power. We encourage you to tell your story, too. Who knows? Your story might encourage someone to go for a mammogram, even save someone’s life.

Melissa Etheridge talks about how she prepared for the journey of breast cancer by gathering her “flashlights”—her friends and family members who would help her shine light into the fearful darkness.

This collection of stories can be one of those flashlights for you—shining light and making your way easier, helping you to feel stronger, more filled with love and encouraged by the knowledge that you’re not alone in your journey.