Dear Friend: Letters of Encouragement, Humor, and Love for Women with Breast Cancer
By (Author) Gina Mulligan
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
26th September 2017
United States
General
Non Fiction
Oncology
362.19699449
Hardback
160
Width 187mm, Height 135mm, Spine 18mm
320g
This beautiful collection of more than 100 handwritten letters offers strength, encouragement, and comfort to women living with breast cancer. Written by compassionate strangers many of whom have gone through their own health struggles these heartfelt letters were gathered by Girls Love Mail, an organization that provides uplifting support to people diagnosed with breast cancer. Presented in an elegant and giftable package, and brimming with warm messages of empathy, wisdom, and humor, Dear Friend delivers words to the wise when theyre needed the most.
Gina L. Mulligan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 at age 40. After her diagnosis she received over 200 encouraging cards and notes from friends and strangers healing messages that helped her in her illness. To be sure other breast cancer patients were encouraged in this same special way, so she started a charity called Girls Love Mail, who have delivered more than 20,000 handwritten letters to women living with breast cancer.