"A reflective and ultimately optimistic memoir." -- "Midwest Book Review" "Beautiful, moving, informative, uplifting. ... I only wish there had been a book like this back when I had cancer." -- Lee Christopher, author of "Jaded Love" "A terrific read -- well-written, frank, and honest. This book's many hard-won truths make it truly special and inspiring." -- Nina Romberg, author of "Shadow Walkers" Leonore H. Dvorkin was born in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. She has lived in nine different states and Germany. Her two BA degrees in languages are from Indiana University (Bloomington) and Metropolitan State College of Denver. She and her author husband, David Dvorkin, have lived in Denver, Colorado since 1971. Their son, Daniel Dvorkin, has written two novels with his father. Leonore works as a tutor of Spanish and German, a translator, a proofreader, and a weight training instructor. In 1977, she won the YWCA Sportswomen of Colorado Award in the category of Health and Physical Fitness. Her publishing credits include numerous articles on fitness and nutrition, the literary novel "Apart From You" (Wildside Press, 2000), and the autobiographical book "Why I'm Glad I Had Breast Cancer" (Wildside Press, 2005). www.dvorkin.com