My Wild Ride: How to Thrive After Breast Cancer and Infidelity

Deeply personal, meticulously researched and laugh-out-loud funny, empowering anyone dealing with cancer.My Wild Ride is a candid comic memoir and uplifting survival guide. Although they appear to be separate subjects, cancer may often follow or be followed by infidelity. Former BBC journalist C. J. Grace dealt with discovering her husband’s adultery and then getting breast cancer by refusing to be a victim and keeping her snarky, Monty-Python-style sense of humor. This was the second time she had been diagnosed with the disease. C. J. has a BRCA gene mutation that increases her breast cancer risk. She underwent chemo, radiation and various alternative therapies. If you ask C. J whether these methods were effective, she will respond with a Monty Python quote, "I'm not dead yet!"This self-help memoir:Contains an unusual combination of black humor and pragmatism describing how to deal with the double whammy of cancer and a cheating spouse.Shows cancer patients and their family, friends and caregivers what to expect and how to make the best of their situation, looking at both conventional and alternative therapies.Includes often-overlooked issues such as unsupportive partners, sex and celibacy, cancer etiquette, and end-of-life planning.Is inspirational and laugh-out-loud funny rather than sad and scary, packed with useful advice and oddball facts. Read more