"Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors" shares the wisdom of breast cancer survivors with the newly diagnosed. What's your story?
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the greatest challenges for those who have been newly diagnosed is finding sources of support. Patients are eager for information on everything from enduring surgery and chemotherapy to how to deal with hair loss. While there are many local resources and support groups available in Watertown, women can also find comfort in a sisterhood of survivors who have already been in their shoes. Best selling author and breast cancer survivor Barbara Delinsky has gathered the wisdom of hundreds of breast cancer survivors who are eager to inspire those who are new to the “breast cancer sisterhood.” She shares all of the stories and tidbits she found in her book "Uplift: Secrets from the …
His father's misfortune helped lead Lehane to his own success, he told those at the author's panel hosted by the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library.
Dennis Lahane said his father’s misfortune led to his own blessing — which he gave as an example of an “irreconcilable phenomena.” That is one of the things that drives his writing, the Dorchester-native told the audience at the Perkins School for the Blind’s “A Book and Author Brunch." Joining Lahane were to other local mystery writers — Hank Phillipi Ryan, an investigative reporter with Channel 7 news and author of the Charlotte McNally series, and Barbara Delinsky, who lives in Belmont and has penned such best sellers as “Escape.” Lehane grew up in the Savin Hill section of Dorchester surrounded by Irish immigrants, who had a rich storytelling culture. He recalls sitting around his relative’s homes, listening to their tales. “They …
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