The Two Faces of Cancer

LOCAL AUTHOR REBECCA BRAZIER

THE TWO FACES OF CANCER

The Two Faces of Cancer is motivating and uplifting in how adversity can be faced and overcome, inspiring readers to live their lives.

Rebecca Brazier.

Cancer was an unwelcome arrival 30

weeks into Rebecca’s second pregnancy, she was just 38 years old. Chemo began two weeks later and making the decision to have chemo while she was pregnant remains the most difficult choice she has ever had to make. A year’s worth of treatment followed with her daughter being born healthily mid chemo cycles. A recurrence of the same cancer was diagnosed just as she was going to be discharged 10 years later, she now has just 30% chance of surviving for another 10 years. A seemingly minor by comparison skin cancer was diagnosed early in 2016.

Cancer impacted and changed every part of Rebecca’s life and she promised herself she would help other cancer patients who face a similar experience. After several years

volunteering at cancer charities she formerly trained as a counsellor and has a practice near where she lives.

The Two Faces of Cancer explores Rebecca’s three personal experiences of cancer and then explains these using her professional skills and knowledge as a counsellor to raise awareness and understanding about the enormous and devastating impact cancer has.

Rebecca experienced cancer as a frightening and isolating time which created powerful and intense emotions of fear, sadness and anger which Rebecca didn’t understand or know how to manage and which remained long after the treatment ended. The emotional impact of cancer took Rebecca to the brink of a mental break down on more than one occasion. Through understanding what these emotions were about and why she experienced them over time Rebecca has made changes to her life and has learnt to live alongside cancer. The Two Faces of Cancer is motivating and uplifting in how adversity can be faced and overcome, inspiring readers to live their lives.

The profits of the book will be donated to Mummy’s Star (www.mummysstar.org) a charity which supports mums who have a diagnosis of cancer during or soon after pregnancy.

Rebecca lives near Horsham with her two teenage daughters, husband and assortment of animals. She enjoys reading, nature and has a post cancer passion for travelling. Rebecca writes a weekly blog exploring the emotional impact of cancer which can be found at www.thetwofacesofcancer.com For more details contact Rebecca on info@thetwofacesofcancer.com

38 MARCH 2019 SOUTHWATER Life To advertise call 01403 588618 or visit www.horshampublications.com