Bright Side of the Road: A Spiritual Journey Through Breast Cancer [Paperback]

Anne Marie Bennett (Author), Melissa Harris (Cover Design), Joanna Powell Colbert (Designer)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 29, 2009

An empowering book for anyone on a journey that has suddenly taken an unexpected turn. Created from Anne Marie's journal entries during ten months of diagnosis, surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, her story will challenge and inspire you on your own journey towards healing. Hold her hand as she fully explores the difficult and complex emotions that exist at every stage of this journey. She bravely addresses themes such as: doctor-patient relationships, fear, communication, humor, anger, gratitude, patience, managing relationships, sexuality, expectations, self-nurturing, prayer, affirmations, and spiritual connection. Includes abundant resources, a chapter for caregivers, plus an mp3 file of a soothing guided meditation that Anne Marie wrote and used during her surgeries and treatments.

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About the Author

Anne Marie Bennett is a writer, artist, follower of rainbows, soul server and SoulCollage(r) Facilitator. Her BS degree in Education is from Southern Connecticut State University and she has taught children, teens and adults throughout the East Coast. She passionately believes that we are all lit from within, and that a breast cancer diagnosis is not the end of the road. Anne Marie lives, laughs, writes, sings, dreams and dances in Beverly, Massachusetts. www.annemariebennett.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace; 1st edition (June 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1442173882
• ISBN-13: 978-1442173880
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,819,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne Marie Bennett is a writer, artist, follower of rainbows, soul server and SoulCollage(R) Facilitator. Her BS degree in Education is from Southern Connecticut State University and she has taught children, teens and adults throughout the East Coast. She passionately believes that we are all lit from within, and that a breast cancer diagnosis is not the end of the road. Anne Marie lives, laughs, writes, sings, dreams and dances in Beverly, Massachusetts. She is currently working on a book about Inner Sanctuary. www.annemariebennett.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing and uplifting pick, October 9, 2010

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bright Side of the Road: A Spiritual Journey Through Breast Cancer (Paperback)

Cancer is like living with a gun pointed at your head; it's hard to believe you can get through this. "Bright Side of the Road: A Spiritual Journey Through Cancer" is a memoir form Anne Marie Bennett, who upon her diagnosis found that her entire life changed and warped, and she had little believe that her life could ever right itself as it was. A thoughtful and spiritual memoir that Bennett wants to help other women battle their own breast cancer, and makes "Bright Side of the Road" an intriguing and uplifting pick.

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, October 7, 2010

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Stephanie Rollins "Bookreviewsrus" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bright Side of the Road: A Spiritual Journey Through Breast Cancer (Paperback)

This book is full of honest, raw emotion. Fortunately, I have never had to deal with cancer or any other chronic disease; however, this book gives the reader a glimpse of her personal hell that made her so strong.

Anne Marie Bennett suffered physically, emotionally, sexually, and spiritually. She overcame her obstacles only to gain strength.

This book is for anybody with any long-term ailment. It is for any friend or family member of a chronically-ill person. Read Anne Marie Bennett's story; be inspired.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Invitation for a Soul-Filled Life, August 31, 2010

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Kate O'Shea (Santa Rosa, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bright Side of the Road: A Spiritual Journey Through Breast Cancer (Paperback)

Anne Marie's journey through breast cancer is captured with a candid generosity of spirit that is moving and inspiring. She shares her mental, emotional, and physical vulnerabilities when she honestly reports the times of fear, overwhelm and fatigue of navigating breast cancer treatment. But she also discovers and integrates genuine gratitude as she embraces life in a way that lands her on the bright side of the road.

While every woman's journey is unique, Anne Marie speaks to essential themes that most women encounter with breast cancer. Her book is a pocket-sized support group, an educational and inspirational resource, but most of all, an invitation and reliable map to discovering your own bright side of the road.