Saturday, April 26, Author Shirin Ariff is signing copies of Cancer Heroes at Indigo/Chapters – Woodbridge! Come visit her there, ask questions, pick up your copy, get an autograph 
Cancer Heroes are all around us. They are the survivors who offer hope to all they encounter, the nurturers who hold their best friend’s hand during chemotherapy, and the beautiful souls who leave a legacy of impact that rings just as loud as any remission bell.
Cancer Heroes: Lovingly Woven Stories of Healing, Survival, and Profound Transformation is a collection of love letters written by and for those amid their cancer stories. Walk alongside nine authors as they share brave, intimate accounts of their unique cancer experiences, from the shock of diagnosis and anxiety of cancer treatment to the fear of recurrence and pain of loss.
Within these pages, you will find messages of hope and healing from a community of voices who have experienced the worst cancer has to offer and, in the process, found inner strength they didn’t know they had:
- Intimate diagnosis, treatment, and survival stories
- Real talk about life with (and after) cancer
- Trauma and transformation
- Favorite prayers, verses, and meditations
- The upside of side effects from cancer
- Tools and resources that make a big difference
- Methods for advocating for yourself and being heard in today’s healthcare system
- Tips for letting go of fear
- Approaches to life beyond survival rates and stages
- Increased awareness of the mental health of cancer patients and their caregivers
These courageous authors have been drawn together by bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and stage III/IV papillary thyroid cancer survivor Shirin Ariff to put the biggest challenges of their lives into writing. Read about these ordinary humans living extraordinary lives in the face of squamous cell carcinoma, tall cell variant (TCV) thyroid cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, pancreatic cancer, meningioma, papillary carcinoma, and breast cancer.
Each author takes your hand and walks with you through the wisdom they’ve gained from cancer, the surprising gifts they discovered, and the profound transformation they’ve undergone, which has forever changed the way they live, love, and look at their lives as Cancer Heroes.
