Cancer of the Spirit

Cancer of the Spirit shares life-stories of ten women ranging in age from 23 to 79, and weaves touching stories about their lives into a colorful quilt of all-to-human struggles and exhilarating triumphs. Each story addresses a familiar struggle that women face and how these ten women overcame them. With one exception, all of the stories are fictitious. That story is the author’s own. A term coined by the author, “cancer of the spirit” is a debilitating condition caused by circumstances, events or situations that cripple your ability to cope with everyday living. It can be triggered by physical or mental problems and disables you to some extent. It temporarily alters who you are, thus having an adverse effect on the way you approach life. Cancer of the Spirit, also published by the author, transcends racial, ethnic, social and political lines, and was inspired by the lives of women whose paths the author crossed at some point in her life.