{"product_id":"and-we-write-surviving-cancer-let-the-healing-begin-compiled-by-shell-lewis-9781604944921","title":"And We Write: Surviving Cancer; Let the Healing Begin compiled by Shell Lewis","description":"\u003ci\u003eCancer doesn't just attack an individual; \u003cbr\u003eit attacks the individual and his or her loved ones.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter her mother died of colorectal cancer, Shell Lewis wanted to cope with her mother's passing and to understand the range of emotions that both she and her siblings experienced and were yet to endure. Ms. Lewis decided to create a book composed by those who have been touched by the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd We Write: Surviving Cancer; Let the Healing Begin\u003c\/i\u003e is a means of understanding the fear, grief, anger, acceptance, and joy that cancer causes in one's life. Through poetry, humor, and autobiography, cancer victims tell their respective stories and the impact that the disease has had on their lives. The compilation serves as a safe haven for cancer patients, illustrating that the extreme anger, relentless fear, uninhibited tears, and unyielding doubt are normal emotions that all cancer victims face and eventually overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2008, Shell Lewis earned her MA of English from Brooklyn College (CUNY), where she also served as an assistant ESL instructor and nonteaching adjunct, instructing college students on the skills needed to pass the CUNY Proficiency Exam (CPE) to earn their college degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile pursuing her own degree, Ms. Lewis interned at Byron Preiss Visual Publications and \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to bylines in \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, Ms. Lewis has bylines in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Press\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Apple Parent\u003c\/i\u003e. During her college career, Ms. Lewis also served as editor for U.S. High, an online social network for high school-aged teens interested in government and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMs. Lewis is currently employed as teen outreach manager for a New York City-based nonprofit organization that recruits and employs teens to tutor first graders and kindergarteners who are struggling readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wheatmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604944921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Shell Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41489964204213,"sku":"9781604944921","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_644989fe-7e33-4540-ae88-d753d9e44c6a.jpg?v=1640916169","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/and-we-write-surviving-cancer-let-the-healing-begin-compiled-by-shell-lewis-9781604944921","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}