Endometriosis materializes when the endometrium – the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus – sheds, but does not exit a woman’s body during her period. Instead, it grows outside of the uterus, spreading to organs and nerves in and around the pelvic region. The resulting pain is so physically and emotionally insufferable that it can mercilessly dominate a woman’s life. The average woman with endometriosis is twenty-seven years old before she is diagnosed. It is one of the top three ca...

Though the end of your life may be near, it doesn't mean you have to stop livingAfter being diagnosed in her early thirties with terminal breast cancer, Heather McManamy felt like her life was crumbling. Her "normal" vanished—and was replaced with multiple surgeries and dozens of chemo treatments that could briefly extend her life, but would not prevent her inevitable death. With an effervescent spirit and a new perspective, Heather started to live each day as if i...

A emocionante história real de uma mãe com câncer terminal e as mensagens que deixou para a filha que não verá crescer… Com trinta e cinco anos, após ser diagnosticada com câncer de mama em estágio terminal, Heather McManamy sentiu como se sua vida estivesse desmoronando. Sua rotina virou de cabeça para baixo e foi substituída por várias cirurgias e dezenas de sessões de quimioterapia que poderiam estender um pouco mais sua vida, mas não impedir a morte iminente. Com espírito vivaz e uma n...