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    Life With Cancer and Beyond: My Journey
    Life With Cancer and Beyond: My Journey
    Life With Cancer and Beyond: My Journey
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    Life With Cancer and Beyond: My Journey

    By Karen Mortier

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    To look at me, you’d never know all of the trauma I’ve been through. That I am not one, not two, but three times a breast cancer survivor. That’s right – THREE times. How have I done it? Well, I have discovered a few truisms to cope day by day and I’ve developed some tips to help get along this “Life’s Journey.” I am not a professional writer, just an ordinary person telling it like it is. If I can inspire, with hope, even one person facing a difficult and challenging time on life's path I will be truly happy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaren Mortier
    Release dateOct 25, 2014
    ISBN9781311761682
    Life With Cancer and Beyond: My Journey
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    Karen Mortier

    Karen is of European and Native Canadian descent. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, she lives in Toronto, Ontario now. She has worked at various jobs including different governments, big corporations, was a used book store owner and, lastly, at a big bank. She had to retire due to poor health. She has travelled a lot and has a few more places left to visit on her bucket list. She is enjoying the “Autumn” of her life and hopes 'Winter” is a long time in coming!

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      Life With Cancer and Beyond - Karen Mortier

      Life With Cancer and Beyond – My Journey

      By Karen Mortier

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      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2014 Karen Mortier

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover photo by Pat Anderson http://www.patanderson.net/

      - All rights reserved - used with permission.

      Cover by Joleene Naylor http://coverart.joleenenaylor.com/

      Table of Contents

      Here is my story…

      Early spring 1984 – Cancer – Right Breast Mastectomy at St. Michael’s Hospital.

      Late June 1985 – Right Breast Reconstruction at St. Michael’s Hospital.

      Early spring 2002 – Cancer – Left Breast Lumpectomy at Women’s College Hospital

      August 2010 – Cancer – Left Breast Surgery at Women's College Hospital

      May 2011 – Reconstruction Surgery at Women’s College Hospital

      Life Now …

      About the Author

      Here is my story…

      Early spring 1984 – Cancer – Right Breast Mastectomy at St. Michael’s Hospital.

      I was young and had never been really sick before, in fact, I rarely smoked. When I discovered hard lump in my breast, I was dumb-founded. The diagnosis of cancer came as a major shock. In hindsight it shouldn’t have. Cancer, especially breast cancer,

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