Patient Siggy
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Sigourney Cheek–Patient Siggy: Hope and Healing in Cyberspace • 978-1-57736-405-4 • $12.95 • 256 pages • softcover • 6x9 • Imprint: PHP When first undergoing treatment for cancer, Sigourney Cheek sometimes didn’t have the energy to do anything more than sleep. So she created an e-mail list of eighteen people and logged on to give updates when she could. Soon that list grew to 160 contacts, forming a sacred community of healing in cyberspace. The exchange of communications became an antidote for the isolation of illness, and a rallying point of hope for Sigourney, as she faced her disease and continued to live her life with humor, realism, and joy. “Sigourney Cheek writes like she lives—with salty sophistication and wisdom. This extraordinary travel narrative, a glamorous journey through the territory of illness, has much to say about the good life. A significant addition to the autobiographical writings of American women—readers will find this volume well worth their while.” Alice Randall Author, The Wind Done Gone, Pushkin, and The Queen of Spades “This powerful and deeply personal memoir proves that love, optimism, guts, grace, family, and friends can come together to meet any challenge. A heroic radiance shines out of the pages and becomes a long-remembered blessing.” H. Jackson Brown Jr. Author, Life’s Little Instruction Book series and other bestselling books “It is a cliche to say that we don’t know how we will respond to a diagnosis of cancer, but I now know how I hope I would respond: just like Sigourney Cheek. Rather than be consumed by self-pity, she has chosen to live life to the fullest by surrounding herself with friends and family and by rejoicing in their love and support.” John S. Sergent, MD Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center