The Stranger Within

About the Book

I have been told and have read in much of the literature I have received since April 2002 that each person´s experience with cancer is different. Each approach to treatment is different. Each person´s reaction to treatment, different. Anyone you stand next to, anywhere, will be different from you, even an identical twin.

I am writing here from my perspective and experiences. I am as different and as the same as the next person. We all share some common ground. Certain experiences will be similar. But still, we are unique. Each of us.

What I share here may touch a chord with you. It may speak to you. It may cause you to think you really are different and have you questioning why you´re reading this book at all. It doesn´t matter. I´m putting it all out on the page to share it. You are not alone...

In all the literature I was given to read, I didn´t come across one piece, other than a short magazine article, that opened up the doors of a person´s mind and heart and laid it out to share with others.

Knowing, intrinsically, it wasn´t true...I still felt alone.

I´m hoping that in reading this, one person will be touched positively and will be able to grasp something that will empower them, give them strength, and even peace. If I can do that by the sharing of the months with my unwanted visitor I will feel honored.

About the Author

I am a social worker by day, a writer by life. I have been writing for over 30 years. While attending university, I studied anthropology, mythology and folklore. I have a consuming passion for wildlife, nature, and all things magical; for it is magic that makes our daily living "real" and bearable. I feel the world is best viewed through the eyes of a child; for only by perceiving the world through the childlike joy of the young in heart can we truly appreciate it.