This collection of 101 stories of courage, support and love is a support group you can hold in your hands.

These intimate stories by cancer patients and their loved ones, medical professionals, and friends, are a must-listen for anyone affected by cancer. Writers share all their experiences—from the initial diagnosis, to breaking the news to loved ones, to discussing the effect on home, school, and work. Stories also cover securing a medical team, living through an ever-changing self-image, the embarrassment of losing hair, and discovering a new spirituality.

Plus a Bonus Book—the inspirational frank memoir It’s Just a Word by cancer patient Elizabeth Bayer