Cathy Nilon
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Chemo Cat " I think I was saddest by far and sometimes would shout or just sit on the floor and cry my eyes out" "Nilon, now 46 and a breast cancer survivor, has created Chemo Cat ($9.95, Ravenna Press), a heart-wrenching, but ultimately uplifting story of her family's cancer journey, told in the voice of her son. Luca and Mama cat, a k a Cat-Cat, are a family of cats who take you through their thoughts and emotions - the highs and the deepest lows - of that difficult period. Chemo Cat is poignant for the mere fact that it's so real. When you see cancer's ravages through the eyes of the young - who have to figure out why Mama's hair has fallen out and why she throws up all the time and why she can't play with him like she used to - it becomes all the more unfathomable. Says Luca in the book: "I was saddest by far and sometimes would shout; or just sit on my floor and cry my eyes out. I was tired of kids who had healthier moms..."-South Florida Sun -Sentinel by Kavita Varma-White |
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