Again: Surviving Cancer Twice with Love and Lists by Christine Shields Corrigan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A breast cancer diagnosis is a harrowing one for any woman, and Christine Shields Corrigan is no exception to that rule. Confronted by her own mortality at only 49 years old, she has to navigate a daunting world of checkups, chemotherapy, mothering her children and staying the upbeat wife that she has always been. But in attempting to cover up her diagnosis by pretending everything in her life is perfectly fine even when it is imploding behind the scenes, Christine has to learn how to lean on others and that it is okay as well as human to ask (and accept) help of others.
This book was visceral and emotional, and it brought the realities of life after a cancer diagnosis out of the shadows. My own family has been riddles with breast cancer, so this was a extremely poignant story for me. I wept and laughed with the author as she recounted her trials and triumphs and wish more people would read this so they can get a glimpse of what life is truly like.


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