Book description
Since the now-ubiquitous LIVESTRONG wristbands became available in May
2004, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded by cancer survivor and
cycling champion Lance Armstrong, has raised more than million for
cancer survivorship programmes. Here for the first time is a collection
of the voices and personal stories of a range of cancer survivors. There
is Mike, a male survivor of breast cancer, who talks about gender
stereotypes and genetic testing. Eric, the father of a five-year old
brain tumour survivor, recalls how friends and strangers helped his
family with financial issues and how the experience brought him and his
wife closer together. From cancer's effect on a marriage, to coping with
grief; from financial and work struggles to insight into how cancer can
change the parent-child relationship irrevocably, this reassuring,
poignant and ultimately uplifting book sheds light on all aspects of
living with and after cancer. The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) was
founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and cycling champion Lance Armstrong.
The LAF provides the practical information, tools and support that
people with cancer need in order to Live Strong.
