Congratulations to Nancy from New Jersey for winning the April book giveaway! Nancy has won a copy of Jodi Picoult’s newest novel The Storyteller. With the weather getting nice and warm, be sure to do some outdoor reading Nanc ;) Now, on to the May selection…
Since May is the month we traditionally recognize mothers, this month’s giveaway book is written by one of the most amazing moms I know. It is the newly published memoir My Intense and Meaningful Life with Cancer, A Diary of Healing written by Mary Ann Wasil. It is the touching, and humorous account of this mother’s battle with breast cancer.
The author of this book is the mother of three. Many are impressed by her beauty (both inside & out)…by her wonderful relationship with her children…by her courage…by her amazing attitude…these things are impressive to me too, but the thing that impresses me most about Mary Ann is her dedication to giving back. She is not content focusing on her own recovery. She has established a nonprofit called The Get in Touch Foundation to help others and to affect change. This foundation helps girls of all ages (starting in grade 5) to ‘get in touch’ with their bodies, information, and each other to help in the crusade against cancer. Mary Ann has made an amazing commitment with her life and I would like to share her story with you…I hope you win one of the three signed giveaway books!
Because this book is so special, I have decided to give away three signed copies! This month, I am asking you to say you are a cancer survivor, know a cancer survivor, or want to help eliminate cancer…just write this in a blog comment, in a tweet, in an email, or on my Facebook page and you will be entered to win one of the three copies I will give away at the end of the month!
Good luck! In the meantime, you can meet Mary Ann here.
Thanks so much for visiting! Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie
I met Mary Ann about a year ago, just days after my cousin was diagnosed with breast cancer just after having her first ever mammogram.
Mary Ann had mistakenly showed up one day early at the airport with her daughter for a flight to San Fran Cisco.
The pastor of my church, Father Tom brought the two ladies back to Saint Therese Church in Granby, where some of us were having a pizza party to celebrate a year of volunteer work “well done”.
We were honored to have Mary Ann as our guest, (along with her daughter).
We had heard of her often , as Father Tom is a co-founder of Get In Touch!
To MY disbelief, Mary Ann sat at MY table!
I introduced myself and told her my cousin’s story, and how upset I was, as my cousin and I are very close!
MaryAnn listened as if she were a family member, said that the power of prayer was strong and that we all must stay strong in our faith.
Well, I had never met such an inspiring woman in my whole life, and just speaking with her put ME at ease.
Recently my cousin finished treatments…she had chemo AND radiation, and has been declared CANCER FREE!
So, YES…I KNOW A SURVIVOR!
Thank you, Mary Ann for your inspiration and prayers!
Thank God!
Thanks so much for sharing that story. Yes, that sounds like Mary Ann :)
What a great give away. I work with a woman who is a breast cancer survivor. She is inspiring in that while she went through so much, she’s remained such an upbeat person. While I would love to read the book, I would ultimately pass it onto Lori as I think she has a lot in common with the author and it would mean a lot to her. Thanks for the chance to win, and for helping raise awareness! :)
How sweet of you :)
Jackie, it was great seeing you last night. Thanks for the info. on the book expo; I’ll try to make it next time!
Great seeing you too! Be sure to enter to win the free book each month….even if you may have trouble fitting it in with all your reading lol ;)
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