The Light From Here: A Breast Cancer Story

Stunned by a diagnosis of breast cancer at age 51, Maureen Egan enters period of turmoil that will test her most cherished notions of herself as a wife, mother and artist. Fearlessly rendered and spell-binding in its intimacy, The Light from Here takes us on an inner pilgrimage through illness and back?a journey of the soul filled with compassion and deep awareness of what it means to be human.Accompanied by her luminous paintings, Egan?s poignant and humorous stories walk us through encounters with well-meaning professionals who say or do the wrong thing, her own fears and failings as a parent and partner, and her deep sense of isolation as she faces her own mortality. Through it all, Egan explores a growing understanding of what it means to be an artist as her work reveals an ever-deepening source of strength and comfort within herself.One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Chances are, if you are not directly affected by this disease, someone you love will be. With its straightforward storytelling and luminous paintings, The Light from Here will help all those affected by illness to better understand how to cope and how to help. The story lends itself perfectly to book groups.More than a cancer-survival narrative, The Light from Here is a journey of wonder, self-compassion and, ultimately, healing.

• | Author: Maureen Egan
• | Publisher: Owl'S Perch Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0998868906
• | ISBN-13: 9780998868905