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I ordered this from Amazon after reading recommendations on one of my Email groups about this. I got in the mail on Saturday after and sat down to look at it, intending just to merely take a quick look. I started reading it and couldn't put it down! This book just completely sucked me in. It's told completely via emails between a two-year cancer survivor (Susan) and a woman she befriends because of an internet post (Lara) who has just found a breast lump. It chronicles the story of their budding friendship and Lara's struggle to not only find a diagnosis but then through treatment and Susan being with her to support her every step of the way via emails. This book should be required woman for every woman over the age of 40 - actually even before then. The information obtained in this book is pretty up to date (considering it was written four years ago) and is a great way to educate yourself about breast cancer. With the statistics being that one out of every eight woman will develop breast cancer the chances that either you or someone you know could develop this disease is mighty high. This book not only contains things helpful for someone suffering from breast cancer, but things helpful for supporting them through their struggle. These women became very real to me; probably more vividly since the author is also a breast cancer survivor. Read this book - and buy an extra for a friend, the library, your local breast cancer support group. This is important!


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Dear Stranger Dearest Friend A Novel Laney Katz Becker 9780380978533 Books Reviews

Laney Katz Becker has written a marvelous book!
This epistolary novel is composed of e-mails between two women in different parts of the country who *meet* on an online breast cancer message board.
At the beginning of the novel, Susan, who lives in Ohio, is in remission after being diagnosed with breast cancer three years earlier, while Lara, in a suburb of New York, has just found a lump and is in the process of having a biopsy to determine what it is and what treatment she will have. In a panic, she signs on to a cancer message board and then e-mails Susan with her many questions and fears.
The book traces the correspondence between these two very different women whose common problem allows them to find strength in and through each other. Lara's search for a definitive diagnosis is a revealing look at the frightening and startling scenarios that face women with this disease.
This is an uplifting story of friendship in the face of adversity, offering insight into the turmoil of a cancer diagnosis. The author, a breast cancer survivor herself, has written a book that every woman should read. She includes a good list of breast cancer resources at the end of the book.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about this terrible cancer and read a story of a great friendship and caring.
Lara and Susan meet through a Breast Cancer Survivor message board. This book is made up of their e-mail responses which shares the fear, sadness, laughter, tears, treatment progress and strength that ensues during Lara's battle with cancer. Susan offers her experiences as insight to Lara, and a wonderful friendship blossoms during this difficult time. Even as Lara fights for her future health, she offers support to Susan as she suffers a loss in her family, and deals with an adolescent teen. Overall, this book had excellent details of treatment options, side effects, breast reconstruction, and advice on what to look for in a doctor.
I lost a close co-worker of 5 years to a misdiagnosis of a breast lump. She had the lumpectomy, was told it was benign and during a 6 month leave from work to focus on her health, her body was unknowingly being ravaged by cancer (with no symptoms). When she returned to work, she got sick with a cough, and within 3 months died of cancer in her lungs, spine, liver. If only she only had known to get a second opinion on the lumpectomy(as this book offers as advice), she may have been able to fight, but she lost this battle. I support breast cancer charities in her memory, and I encourage every woman to read this book to be informed of treatment options and how this disease can be conquered with education. This book was a heartwarming read, worthy of 5 stars.
This was the best book I've picked up in a long time. It is a book everyone women should read. It really makes you look at friendships differently. These two women only know each other on line, but are as close as sisters. The story is about 2 women who meet up on the breast cancer bulliten board, and e-mail each other. I got into it so much I did'nt know I was also learning all about breast cancer. I laughed and cried all on the same page! I look forward to the authors next boook!
This book absolutely blew me away. The concept of a novel using email to cover a very important subject was refreshing and exciting. The author's insight gave me information I previously knew nothing about. It was definitely
Informative. High praise goes to Laney Becker for a wonderful book. I highly recommend it.
Sincerely,

Elaine Seely
This is the best book about friendship that I have read! Learning a great deal about breast cancer and treatment of breast cancer was definitely a bonus. It is cleverly written as emails between these two special, but very different women. I have bought this book to give to many friends, and we discussed it with my book club. Read it! You will love it!
Just as Dr. Love's book is the bible for women with breast cancer, this novel is sure to become a classic read for all survivors. Lara and Sue are opposites, yet they share a common bond of breast cancer. The Internet allows these two strangers to develop a deep personal friendship, as many of us have done online. I stayed up till 2 AM to finish this book and I mailed it immediately to my best BC buddy online, Flora. This book will have you laughing out loud (LOL), crying real tears and nodding in agreement and understanding. This is probably one of the few books that the unitiated can also read and enjoy. The joke about a mammogram is worth the purchase of the book all by itself.
I ordered this from after reading recommendations on one of my Email groups about this. I got in the mail on Saturday after and sat down to look at it, intending just to merely take a quick look. I started reading it and couldn't put it down! This book just completely sucked me in. It's told completely via emails between a two-year cancer survivor (Susan) and a woman she befriends because of an internet post (Lara) who has just found a breast lump. It chronicles the story of their budding friendship and Lara's struggle to not only find a diagnosis but then through treatment and Susan being with her to support her every step of the way via emails. This book should be required woman for every woman over the age of 40 - actually even before then. The information obtained in this book is pretty up to date (considering it was written four years ago) and is a great way to educate yourself about breast cancer. With the statistics being that one out of every eight woman will develop breast cancer the chances that either you or someone you know could develop this disease is mighty high. This book not only contains things helpful for someone suffering from breast cancer, but things helpful for supporting them through their struggle. These women became very real to me; probably more vividly since the author is also a breast cancer survivor. Read this book - and buy an extra for a friend, the library, your local breast cancer support group. This is important!