When Lori Marini, a healthcare professional of 20 years, is given a devastating diagnosis of breast cancer, she must choose between aggressive treatments, risking her mental and physical Health, or risking her life by not doing anything at all.
You will learn:
- What happened when Lori Marini missed her mammogram when she was 40.
- Lori Marini’s experience of a double mastectomy and the tissue expansion process.
- How Lori Marini dealt with her metastatic cancer diagnosis and the treatments she is now undergoing.
Lori Marini is a breast cancer survivor who works as a healthcare professional and advocates for patient Education. She underwent a double mastectomy, tissue expanders and is currently undergoing chemotherapy and ovarian suppression.
Andrea Wilson Woods is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a for-profit, social-benefit, digital health company. With Cancer U, Andrea synergizes her talents of coaching, writing, teaching, and advocacy. For over ten years, Andrea worked in the education field as a teacher and professor for public and private schools as well as universities. Andrea obtained her master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California; her nonfiction writing has won national awards. Her new book, a medical memoir titled Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories.
