What inspired you to write your memoir?
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and it woke me up and gave me a voice. It lead me to my purpose- which is sharing my story with other so they won’t feel alone and can learn from my experience. I also learned to speak up about my belief in alternative health and how if we listen to ourselves and our bodies, we can heal ourselves.
About your Book:
As a healthy 58-year-old woman, a cancer diagnosis rocked author Gail Rognan’s world. She shares her story of her unconventional path to healing in her new book “I Lost Two Boobs and Gained Two Balls,” both a memoir and a practical, supportive resource for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer and is now available online at iuniverse.com.
Rognan will offer a book signing at the Oak Harbor Senior Center at 51 SE Jerome St in Oak Harbor on Thursday, February 11 from 2-3 PM. She will share her raw, candid account of how she “grew a pair” and found her voice, realizing that in order to live she had to speak up and risk being judged and criticized. Each chapter of “I Lost Two Boobs and Gained Two Balls” offers tips and resources for current cancer patients and chronicles Rognan’s journey. There will be copies of her book available to purchase.
By facing her illness and possible death head-on, hopes her book offers knowledge that may make it easier for those who also have a difficult path to travel.
“When I was diagnosed with cancer, I searched and searched for a book like this to help guide me through everything I was feeling,” said Rognan. “I couldn’t find it. So, I wrote this book in hopes of helping others who are experiencing similar trials.”
Through her story, Rognan shares how our mind, body and spirit intersect to help us heal ourselves; how alternative treatments can be combined with traditional health treatments; how to listen to ourselves and avoid illness; and how illness can teach us about who we really are.
Realistic and inspiring, “I Lost Two Boobs and Gained Two Balls” offers a poignant story for those touched by cancer and any other life-changing challenge.
How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I decided to self-publish it though iUniverse
How do you see writing a Memoir as different from writing other genres of books?
I see memoirs as different because they allow the author to be vulnerable and writing about one’s life is very healing. I think reader’s can learn about themselves more from reading a memoir.
Author Bio:
Gail Rognan is an author, teacher, public speaker, workshop facilitator, hospice volunteer and reiki practitioner in the Pacific Northwest. She is passionate about alternative health and how one can heal oneself,
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