(52) Hard for me to objectively rate and review as I have a personal and professional connection. The author was diagnosed around the same time I was, when she died I was pregnant and apparently cured. Lucky Girl. I am so sorry she and her family had to endure what must have been crushing blow after blow. I am most intrigued by her assertion that she never asked 'Why me?' but instead 'Why not me?' It is clear to me at least that there were many reasons why it should NOT have been her.

I think she would have turned out to be a fine comedic writer if she had been allowed to polish her craft - like David Sederis, Nora Ephron, Lori Moore. Able to write with gravitas heavily laced with sarcasm. Some stories hit close to home and make you realize what a miracle it is we are all willing to get out of bed each day given life's uncertainty and the potential heartbreak that always lies in wait. ( )