Cancer Heroes

Written by Shirin Ariff, Pat Labez, CoCo Roper, LaCountess R. Ingram, Rowena Rodriguez, Shirley Gaudon, Niki Papaioannou, Tania Kolar, Catherine Clark

Cancer Heroes are all around us. They are the survivors who offer hope to all they encounter, the nurturers who hold their best friend's hand during chemotherapy, and the beautiful souls who leave a legacy of impact that rings just as loud as any remission bell. 

Cancer Heroes: Lovingly Woven Stories of Healing, Survival, and Profound Transformation is a collection of love letters written by and for those amid their cancer journeys. Walk alongside authors as they share brave, intimate accounts of their unique cancer experiences, from the shock of diagnosis and anxiety of cancer treatment to the fear of recurrence and pain of loss.

You'll find messages of hope and healing from a community of voices who have experienced the worst cancer has to offer and, in the process, found inner strength they didn't know they had.

These courageous authors have been drawn together by best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and papillary thyroid cancer survivor Shirin Ariff to put the biggest challenges of their lives into writing. Read about these ordinary humans living extraordinary lives in the face of squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, pancreatic cancer, meningioma, papillary carcinoma, and breast cancer.

Each author takes your hand and walks with you through the wisdom they've gained from cancer, the surprising gifts they discovered, and the profound transformation they've undergone, which has forever changed the way they live, love, and look at their life as Cancer Heroes.