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FOREWORD BY MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

Part One: DIAGNOSIS 101

Good Morning Sunshine, You Are a Survivor!

Give Fear Its Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Your New Company: Save My Ass, Inc.

University of Google

Help! I Need Somebody! Not Just Anybody!

Give Thanks to Your Support System

Coming Out of the Cancer Closet

Getting Blindsided

You Are Not Your Illness

Hellooo Boundaries

Part Two: MIND

If Wallowing Were a Sport, I’d Be Team Captain

Checkup from the Neck Up

Story Time at Manny’s Carwash

Surfing & Guitars

Be a Crayon-Wielding Van Gogh

“The Secret” CanSer Cowgirl Style

Gratitude Journal

The Power of Yes

Part Three: BODY AKA LOVIN’ THE TEMPLE

The Diet Conundrum

Shake Your Ass!

Follicle Follies and Other Stuff about Your Bits and Pieces

Mirror, Mirror . . .

Lip Gloss for President & the Power of the Tweezer

Throw Out the Scale

Let’s Get It On!

Part Four: JESUS, BUDDHA, ELVIS, ETC.

I Am So Pissed at You

The Power of Forgiveness

Create a Sacred Space

Meditation Boot Camp

Dream Catchers and Pajamas

A Break from It All

The Time to Start Taking Risks and Planning for Your Future Is Now

ABOUT THE AUTHOR