About five years ago, Tracey Ehman felt a need to share the story of her diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer, and the life journey that had started four years earlier.

A year ago, she decided that she wanted to 鈥渂ring together other women who faced a cancer diagnosis or were the loved one of someone who was on that journey.鈥�

The result has been 鈥淭he Silver Lining of Cancer,鈥� launched and last month.

鈥淢y vision is to get this book into the hands of people around the globe,鈥� Ehman said: 鈥渃ancer support groups, hospital waiting rooms, anywhere that will make a difference.鈥�

She expressed the belief that those stories would inspire people to search for silver linings in their own difficult circumstances.

鈥淚f we can bring a smile or some insight realized from our journeys,鈥� she felt, 鈥渢hen we will have made a difference.鈥�

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