When a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her family plant a garden and watch it grow through the seasons as she undergoes treatments and gets better.

Dive into the world of cancer with 'Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Cancer: From Biology to Treatment,' a thorough exploration that takes readers on a journey from the molecular intricacies of cancer biology to the cutting-edge treatments reshaping the landscape of oncology.This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals of cancer, delving into topics such as oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and the intricate processes of carcinogenesis. Readers...

Upbeat cancer survivor Lydia and her pragmatic sister, Margaret, start a "Knit to Quit" group in their Blossom Street yarn store in Seattle, bringing in a delightful assortment of customers for weekly self-help sessions, including a local baker who wants a baby as much as Lydia does, a super-stressed chocolate magnate who takes the knitting class after his doctor suggests it, and a young woman who is trying to quit obsessing about a broken engagement....

Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the School of Divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying, when she began to feel jabbing pains in her stomach. She lost thirty pounds, chugged antacid, and visited doctors for three months before she was finally diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. As she navigates the aftermath of her diagnosis, Kate pulls the reader deeply into her life, which...

In the heartbeat of Miami, four women from varied backgrounds come together at The Breast Center, bound by a common challenge: breast cancer. From the anxieties of imaging and the intricacies of treatments to the weight of surgeries, their journeys become a testament to resilience, friendship, and mutual support. But it's not just their stories that take center stage. The heartbeats of the center-its doctors, nurses, and staff-hold tales of their...

A Dying Wish..."What would you do if your best friend's last wish was to help him escape from a hospice so he could ?take care of a few things?? " The initial dilemma for Dennis Sullivan is not the anger he will incur from Jack's family, or how to manage a terminally-ill curmudgeon who mistakenly believes he knows everyone. He can even humor Jack's desire to become like a mayfly - one of those nasty spring bugs with a lifespan of only a few days,...

By the author of "The Red Tent", this title explores the burden of secrets, the weight of grief and the redemptive power of female friendship. When Kathleen meets Joyce, Kathleen has just been diagnosed with breast cancer and Joyce is taking stock of her marriage and family.

"If anyone understands the phrase 'tough luck,' it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents--his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's practically unstoppable....

Struggling with emotional problems and an eating disorder, Jayne, a Korean American college student living in New York City, is estranged from her accomplished older sister June, until June gets cancer. Jayne and June are nothing alike. Their family moved from Seoul to San Antonio and finally New York. The sisters don't want anything to do with each other... until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only one who can help her. Now, flung together...

"A fresh, fierce, and timely meditation on data, pain, time, and the limited capacity of literature to comprehend life and death in a sensate and vulnerable body." --