Dear Friends,
In September of 2024, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After months of tests and wondering and waiting, everything happened fast after that. By the end of October, I’d had a double mastectomy with reconstruction. I was fortunate in a lot of ways. It was Stage 1 Invasive Breast Cancer; they’d caught it early. There was one reason for that–a mammogram. My cancer was comprised of microcalcifications that can’t be felt by hand. Without that mammogram, my prognosis, recovery, and outcome could’ve been so much worse. The cancer also hadn’t spread into my lymph nodes, and with the double mastectomy, I didn’t have to undergo radiation or chemotherapy, another blessing. And another thing I owe that mammogram.
That’s why this October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m joining my friends at Adventures by the Book and a group of other amazing authors in support of the many lives touched by breast cancer to raise awareness and money for Susan G. Komen. Just look at this amazing lineup of bestselling and beloved authors, all of whom have been personally impacted by breast cancer:
Robin Preiss Glasser • Kristin Harmel • Annabelle Gurwitch • Laura-Kamoie • Jenna Blum• Susie Ghahremani • Zoe Ghahremani • Stacia Deutsch • Leslie Lehr • Katie Chu
How You Can Help/Participate
Shop. Show Up. Give. Share.
✓ Purchase books (below) by our participating authors throughout October and help support breast cancer awareness and research. Twenty percent (20%) of net proceeds from all book sales will be donated to Susan G. Komen San Diego. — Get more information here!
✓ Join Adventures by the Book® at our booth during the More Than Pink Walk in San Diego’s Balboa Park on November 1. Meet participating authors, have books signed, take photos, and celebrate the strength and resilience of the breast cancer community. — Get more information here!
✓ Give to Susan G. Komen. The Susan G. Komen Foundation’s mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. — Do it here!
✓ Share my posts or those by Adventures by the Book or the other participating authors.
✓ And, finally, please get your scheduled mammograms, and encourage others in your life to do the same. Early detection truly does save lives.
With love,
Laura
