First-time author and cancer survivor Lindsey VanDyke chronicles her journey back to life in Bow Ties, Butterflies and Band-Aids
Claremont, CA – In Bow Ties Butterflies & Band-Aids: A Journey Through Childhood Cancers and Back to Life
While VanDyke intends to portray the hardships of childhood cancer, she feels it is important for readers,especially those with similar circumstances, to know that her experiences shaped her into the woman andsurvivor she is today. “My objective for this book is to help start and fund an organization that will providefinancial assistance for everyday expenses to families who are struggling through the pediatric treatmentprocess,” she says.
Bow Ties, Butterflies & Band-Aids: A Journey Through Childhood Cancers and Back to Life is available for sale online at Amazon.com
About the Author
Lindsey VanDyke was diagnosed with a Stage IV Wilms’ tumor (nephroblastoma) at the age of 11 and suffered arelapse at 13. At 21, she developed thyroid cancer from the treatments she’d received as a child. In spite of herprognosis, she went on to study broadcast journalism and psychology at Gonzaga University and worked briefly in television before going back to school. Currently, she is an osteopathic medical student at Western University of Health Sciences in Claremont, Calif. Bow Ties, Butterflies and Band-Aids is her first book.
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