CANCER DON’T CARE
About The Book
Michelle Sandlin was living a healthy, clean life. For the past two years, she worked out six days a week for one to two hours per day. She didn’t drink. She didn’t smoke. She didn’t do drugs. She looked great. She felt great. And she was in the best shape of her life. But guess what? Cancer don’t care! That’s when she found a lump in her right breast. Days later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Unknowingly, Michelle had been preparing her body for the fight of her life. And fight she did. After sixteen rounds of chemo, a double mastectomy, reconstruction surgeries, and the preemptive removal of her ovaries and fallopian tubes, she is now CANCER-FREE!
In this memoir, Michelle shares her raw, emotional, and at times, humorous journey. This book is her way of processing her thoughts, feelings, and insights about what happened, what she went through, and what it’s like to be on the other side. It’s about overcoming adversity by channeling your inner strength, maintaining a positive attitude, requiring the same of those around you, and fighting your way through. It’s about self-motivation, acceptance, and inspiration on the road to healing and inner peace.
PURCHASE THE BOOK →From The Publisher
“As the publisher of this memoir, I had the opportunity to be one of the first readers of this book. From the first page, Michelle’s story drew me in, and I knew it was going to resonate with a variety of readers. She skillfully and candidly recounts her experience in a way that makes you feel like you are there with her in every moment. While this is a book about her breast cancer experience, it goes much deeper than that. Michelle does an excellent job of including life lessons and motivational messages that will have a universal appeal. I think readers will easily find themselves within the pages of this highly emotional, inspirational tale. It’s easy to fall in love with Michelle’s writing style, which beautifully combines poetry and prose into every detail.”
— Holly Chervnsik, President/Creative Director, SuburbanBuzz.com LLC
From The Husband
“I lived this book. On reading it, I lived it again. It so completely captures everything that happened. I found myself right back in that place where cancer tried to bulldoze our life. That place where Michelle stood up, faced it down and said ‘No, I will not let you take me.’ That place where none of us around her were allowed to doubt for a minute that she would win this fight. That place where she did just that.
If you want to know what it’s like to go through the diagnosis, chemo, surgeries, the daily battle to keep believing that you will survive this, and to come out the other side intact and to somehow find a better, stronger version of yourself, then you need to read this book. It will inspire you.”
— Ken Sandlin
From The Daughter
“Watching my mom go through this was one of the most scary things I have been through, but she stayed so strong. She used that strength to document and write about her experience with this disease in a very personal and heartfelt way. Even though I was with her throughout this journey, I was still waiting to turn each page because of how captivating her account was. Her use of imagery puts you right there next to her on every page of the book, and some parts really keep you on the edge of your seat!”
–Kendall Sandlin
From The Brother
“I laughed, I cried, and I was inspired. I feel as if this compelling odyssey has stacked the cards in my favor. Having read the book, I now feel more positive, more prepared, and more attuned to my own care as a BRCA1 person of high risk.”
— Mike Bloom, Jr.
From The Readers
“In her memoir, Cancer Don’t Care, Michelle Sandlin shares her personal battle with a cancer diagnosis. With unflinching honesty and surprising humor, Michelle describes each fear, doubt, and triumph in navigating the path to save her life. This book would benefit anyone with an overwhelming diagnosis or someone who loves them.”
— Cheryl Howe, Author
“Cancer Don’t Care is one woman’s intimate, courageous, gut wrenching, and heartwarming account of her own personal breast cancer journey. An insider’s guide to everything you need to know if you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, this book offers life lessons that are relevant for all of us. It’s a story of loss, love, letting go, and rebirth. From the first page to the last, I was in awe, engaged, and inspired. Thank you, Michelle, for taking us with you on this life changing and affirming journey.”
— Ann Gladstone
“Michelle’s story affected me deeply and moved me to compassion. From her needing the perfect cancer binder, to using her beloved late mother’s Sharpies to take notes, to desiring the just-right wig…I found myself relating to her on many levels. Perhaps it’s because she’s an original Louisiana girl like me, or maybe it’s because we’re both writers. Regardless, I love Michelle’s message to keep moving, stay the course, and know that there is life after cancer.”
— Cathey Nickell, Children’s Book Author and School Speaker
“If you need to be inspired, I suggest this book regarding the struggles of cancer and how to win against it. She is tiny, but an absolute beast with a pen.”
— Dr. W. Stewart Bundrick, Jr., MD
“Michelle takes you into her story from page one. Her rhythmic writing cadence captures the emotional ups & downs along with the calming moments of grace and acceptance perfectly – you FEEL her experience. Cancer WILL affect someone you love – this book will help you gain insight and knowledge to navigate the experience & remind you that you are never alone. Good stuff!”
— Alahna Krueger
“Thank you, Michelle Sandlin for allowing us to share your journey with breast cancer. As someone recently diagnosed, it was exactly what I needed to read and I am inspired by your guts and your honesty. I particularly loved that this was such a personal memoir, instead of a more “medical” publication. I encourage anyone about to embark on the same path or who knows someone who is or has, to take the ride and read this book. The gain in emotional intelligence will be invaluable and I know that I am in a stronger position because of it.”
— Julie B.
“For anyone who has been through their own nightmare of a cancer diagnosis or has a friend or loved one who has gone through this horrific experience, this book is a must read! Michelle has captured her memoir so eloquently through her riveting and emotional content in “Cancer Don’t Care.” It’s a page turner filled with highs, lows, and even humorous accounts of her day-to-day journey from diagnosis to the finish line. She made it easy for me to “hear and understand” just how she felt physically, spiritually, and emotionally throughout her ordeal. Her “you never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have” (Bob Marley quote) mentality, is captivating. Whatever painful or unpleasant experience you may be dealing with, this book will leave you filled with hope, gratitude, and appreciation. Thank you, Michelle!”
— Judy Gray
“Though not my typical read, it did contain a familiar journey. Rather than commenting on her positivity, strength and vulnerability navigating through the enormous physical and psychological challenge of dealing with the “c” word, I focused on Michelle’s ability to articulate an artistic picture of every feeling and emotion. She’s a professional writer, therefore the book is not only a personal memoir, it’s a beautifully written love story as well.”
— Ed Kampf
“I was totally into this book from first sentence! I knew Michelle wrote beautiful poems, but this book beat it all! I cried a lot reading what she went through knowing it must have been hell! Thank you Michelle, you are one strong Lady!”
— Sylvia Prussack
“Love this book. I have not experienced cancer on a personal level, but have many friends and family that have. Michelle’s book has given me much insight on how to be there and what to do from the sidelines. Reading this book is like sitting right next to Michelle as she fights this fight.”
— Leslie Sjurseth
“I have only read 90 pages so far and am very impressed with your writing. It is hard to put the book down. Your momma is up in heaven cheering for you!!”
— Dorothy Lobel
“Beautifully written. The writer Michelle Sandlin “takes you there” into her experiences from the moment of diagnosis to survivor in these hope-filled pages.”
— Heisha Freeman