What doesn't kill you ... : the highs, lows and unexpected gifts of surviving cancer

Rachel Haynes Survived Bowel Cancer, Not Once, But Twice. There Have Been Many Unexpected Consequences ... This Is Her Story. Exploring The Ups And Downs Of Treatment With Sensitivity, Humour And Brutal Honesty, Rachel Reflects On The Psychological Impacts Of Survival Not Only On Herself But On Those Who Have Supported Her. Being Diagnosed With Stage 4 Bowel Cancer While Bringing Up Two Growing Children, Holding Down A Full Time Job, Going Through A Break-up And Having Three Days To Adjust To A Life-changing Operation Is Far From Ideal. Add To This A Short Period Of Remission, A New Relationship, Followed By An Unexpected Relapse And The Whole Thing Starting Again, And You Know You Are Going To Be In For An Interesting Read. Bowel Cancer, Despite Being The Uk's Second Biggest Cancer Killer Still Receives A Shockingly Low Level Of Funding. This Book Aims In To Help This, But To Also Tell Rachel's Unique Story Of Survival. Her Experience Presents A Wake-up Call To What's Important In Life And The Truth About Surviving Against The Odds. This Book Is A Funny And Enlightening Story About Physical Survival And Then The Messy Psychological Legacy Of Unexpected Survival. Of Wake-up Calls That Failed And An Overwhelming Urge To Finally Make Sense Of A Life That Rachel Was Not Expected To See. What Lies Beneath Survival Is The Realisation That The End Of Treatment Is Not The End Of The Story. What Doesn't Kill You ... What lies beneath survival is the realization that the end of treatment is not the end of the story. Rachel Haynes survived cancer not once, but twice. This is her story about facing treatment, the joy of remission, followed by the heartbreak of relapse and finally, unexpectedly, a cure. Rachel reflects on the messy psychological legacy of survival in all its raw highs and lows, and of her overwhelming urge to finally make sense of a life she never thought she would see. With taboo-breaking humour and honesty, she vividly describes her experience of cancer and the impact it has had on her loved ones alongside a tender description of how life has brought her full circle back to love. It is a rallying call to wake up to what's important in life and never give up hope. A quest to uncover what to do when you have a second chance at life. All profits from the book will be donated to Bowel Cancer UK.