HOPEFULLY EVER AFTER: Breast Cancer, Life and Me

Biography & Memoir, Literary
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Author: Linda Barrett ISBN: 9780988978027
Publisher: Linda Barrett, Publisher Publication: September 26, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Linda Barrett
ISBN: 9780988978027
Publisher: Linda Barrett, Publisher
Publication: September 26, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

Log Line:  A two-time breast cancer survivor, with her husband, takes you behind the scenes--medically and emotionally--as she fights twice to save her life. A true love story.

Synopsis:  Linda Barrett could be any one of us. She's an ordinary wman living a wonderfully ordinary life--husband, kids, teaching, writing--totally unprepared for Murphy's Law on steroids. In February 2001, everything goes wrong. She discovers her breast cancer exactly when she starts a brand new teaching job which is exactly at the same time as the release of her very first published novel. Secrets must be kept to protect her fledging career as a writer.  No secrets in the classroom however, Her adult students, preparing for their GED exam, out her in five minutes when they spot her wig!

Nine years later, Linda is fully recovered from her lumpectomy, chemo and radiation when breast cancer hits a second time. She is no longer a random one-in-eight woman who develops this disease. Blood tests show she's a target of faulty genes, a carrier of the BRCA1 gene mutation. Without drastic measures, she'd be susceptible to a third or fourth cancer hit. Murphy's Law once again comes into play. This second time around coincides with a thousand mile relocation from Houston to Tampa. Putting a house on the market while handling a double mastectomy, implant prep, and six rounds of chemo is not for the faint of heart. Linda's heart is not faint as she implores: "Do hous hunters think we're HGTV?  Real homes aren't perfect!"

At the heart of this memoir, however, is a love story. Cancer is merely the vehicle that exposes a mature marriage in full bloom. With her Knight-in-Shining Tinfoil at her side, Linda and Michael Barrett meet the challenge of two enemies: cancer and fear. Their fight is hard won, but with  cancer now in their rearview mirror, they are relaxed and laughing again. As Linda says, "Life is good. After all the turmoil, we've landed in a soft place. Friends, family are all around, and I expect to live out a natural lifespan however long that may be."

Everyone deserves a Hopefully Ever After, and that's what you'll find here.

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Log Line:  A two-time breast cancer survivor, with her husband, takes you behind the scenes--medically and emotionally--as she fights twice to save her life. A true love story.

Synopsis:  Linda Barrett could be any one of us. She's an ordinary wman living a wonderfully ordinary life--husband, kids, teaching, writing--totally unprepared for Murphy's Law on steroids. In February 2001, everything goes wrong. She discovers her breast cancer exactly when she starts a brand new teaching job which is exactly at the same time as the release of her very first published novel. Secrets must be kept to protect her fledging career as a writer.  No secrets in the classroom however, Her adult students, preparing for their GED exam, out her in five minutes when they spot her wig!

Nine years later, Linda is fully recovered from her lumpectomy, chemo and radiation when breast cancer hits a second time. She is no longer a random one-in-eight woman who develops this disease. Blood tests show she's a target of faulty genes, a carrier of the BRCA1 gene mutation. Without drastic measures, she'd be susceptible to a third or fourth cancer hit. Murphy's Law once again comes into play. This second time around coincides with a thousand mile relocation from Houston to Tampa. Putting a house on the market while handling a double mastectomy, implant prep, and six rounds of chemo is not for the faint of heart. Linda's heart is not faint as she implores: "Do hous hunters think we're HGTV?  Real homes aren't perfect!"

At the heart of this memoir, however, is a love story. Cancer is merely the vehicle that exposes a mature marriage in full bloom. With her Knight-in-Shining Tinfoil at her side, Linda and Michael Barrett meet the challenge of two enemies: cancer and fear. Their fight is hard won, but with  cancer now in their rearview mirror, they are relaxed and laughing again. As Linda says, "Life is good. After all the turmoil, we've landed in a soft place. Friends, family are all around, and I expect to live out a natural lifespan however long that may be."

Everyone deserves a Hopefully Ever After, and that's what you'll find here.

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