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The Lump: My Cancer Story
A devastating diagnosis. A living nightmare. An abundance of love.
Deb’s life in Cyprus was going along just swimmingly – a wonderful husband, family, and friends, an adorable dog, excellent work/life balance, and the time to follow her passion for writing.
Then she found a lump in her breast.
The nightmare started and everything changed. In the blink of an eye, her life was on the line and her idyllic future was under threat.
Everyone is unique and this is Deb’s personal story about how she dealt with the brutal treatments, her loss of independence, her femininity, and the changes to her mind, body, and soul.
Through it all, she tried to be positive and to maintain her sense of humour as she relied on the love and support of her husband, family, and friends—and the care provided by a superb medical team.
This isn’t a self-help book, or advice about how anyone else should deal with a devastating diagnosis. It’s simply an account of Deb’s life before being diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, the treatments she received, how that affected Deb and her husband, and how they coped.
Please note that this story contains lots of triggers and a fair dose of cursing and swearing. While some might find it inspiring, others who are starting their cancer journey may find it a bit scary.
Deb’s life in Cyprus was going along just swimmingly – a wonderful husband, family, and friends, an adorable dog, excellent work/life balance, and the time to follow her passion for writing.
Then she found a lump in her breast.
The nightmare started and everything changed. In the blink of an eye, her life was on the line and her idyllic future was under threat.
Everyone is unique and this is Deb’s personal story about how she dealt with the brutal treatments, her loss of independence, her femininity, and the changes to her mind, body, and soul.
Through it all, she tried to be positive and to maintain her sense of humour as she relied on the love and support of her husband, family, and friends—and the care provided by a superb medical team.
This isn’t a self-help book, or advice about how anyone else should deal with a devastating diagnosis. It’s simply an account of Deb’s life before being diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, the treatments she received, how that affected Deb and her husband, and how they coped.
Please note that this story contains lots of triggers and a fair dose of cursing and swearing. While some might find it inspiring, others who are starting their cancer journey may find it a bit scary.
140 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2024
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About the author
Deb McEwan
43 books59 followersFollowing a career of over thirty years in the British Army, Deb and her husband moved to Cyprus to become weather refugees.
Deb loves spending time with her husband Allan and rescue dog Sandy. She also loves writing, keeping fit, and socialising, and does her best to avoid housework.
She’s written children's books about Jason the penguin and Barry the reindeer and young adult/adult books about dogs, the afterlife, soldiers, and netball players.
The first book in the Unlikely Soldiers series is set in nineteen-seventies Britain. The second covers the early eighties and includes the Falklands War, service in Northern Ireland and (the former) West Germany. 'Friends and Revenge' is the third in the series, and takes a sinister turn of events.
'Court Out (A Netball Girls' Drama)' is Deb's latest standalone novel. Using netball as an escape from her miserable home life, Marsha Lawson is desperate to keep the past buried and to forge a brighter future. But she’s not the only one with secrets. When two players want revenge, a tsunami of emotions is released at a tournament, leaving destruction in its wake. As the wave starts spreading throughout the team, can Marsha and the others escape its deadly grasp, or will their emotional baggage pull them under,
with devastating consequences for their families and team-mates?
The Afterlife series was inspired by ants. Deb was in the garden contemplating whether to squash an irritating ant or to let it live. She wondered whether anyone up there decides the same about us and thus the series was born.
‘The Island Dog Squad’ is a series of novellas inspired by the rescue dog Deb and Allan adopted this March. The real Sandy is a sensitive soul, not quite like her fictional namesake, and the other characters are based on Sandy’s real-life mates.
For more information visit www.debmcewansbooksandblogs.com.
Deb loves spending time with her husband Allan and rescue dog Sandy. She also loves writing, keeping fit, and socialising, and does her best to avoid housework.
She’s written children's books about Jason the penguin and Barry the reindeer and young adult/adult books about dogs, the afterlife, soldiers, and netball players.
The first book in the Unlikely Soldiers series is set in nineteen-seventies Britain. The second covers the early eighties and includes the Falklands War, service in Northern Ireland and (the former) West Germany. 'Friends and Revenge' is the third in the series, and takes a sinister turn of events.
'Court Out (A Netball Girls' Drama)' is Deb's latest standalone novel. Using netball as an escape from her miserable home life, Marsha Lawson is desperate to keep the past buried and to forge a brighter future. But she’s not the only one with secrets. When two players want revenge, a tsunami of emotions is released at a tournament, leaving destruction in its wake. As the wave starts spreading throughout the team, can Marsha and the others escape its deadly grasp, or will their emotional baggage pull them under,
with devastating consequences for their families and team-mates?
The Afterlife series was inspired by ants. Deb was in the garden contemplating whether to squash an irritating ant or to let it live. She wondered whether anyone up there decides the same about us and thus the series was born.
‘The Island Dog Squad’ is a series of novellas inspired by the rescue dog Deb and Allan adopted this March. The real Sandy is a sensitive soul, not quite like her fictional namesake, and the other characters are based on Sandy’s real-life mates.
For more information visit www.debmcewansbooksandblogs.com.
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April 3, 2024
Heart breaking…..
Only Deb could have written this journey and made you feel you were there with her. Pure honesty about the pain and discomfort and loss of dignity etc and everything that is with it…..Deb I take my hat off to you , you are a survivor and you’re still here, congratulations to you, you so deserve it….beautifully written as usual
Only Deb could have written this journey and made you feel you were there with her. Pure honesty about the pain and discomfort and loss of dignity etc and everything that is with it…..Deb I take my hat off to you , you are a survivor and you’re still here, congratulations to you, you so deserve it….beautifully written as usual
February 29, 2024
This lady is a walking angel. She has to be for going through hell and back. For everything that she has been through and is alive to tell her story. Her story is poignant and inspirational. There are times that you want to cry and other times that you want to cheer her on. Kudos to her husband, Allan, for staying by her side throughout all of it. I wish her health and happiness going forward.
I received an ARC copy of this book and I volunteered my honest review.
I received an ARC copy of this book and I volunteered my honest review.
February 23, 2024
This is Deb’s moving account of her journey with breast cancer. It’s raw & honest, insightful & inspiring. She was very fortunate to be in a foreign country that has an amazing health care system (Cyprus) with dedicated doctors. A great family & friends support system makes a massive difference in the recovery process. Well done Deb & all the best for the future.
I received an Advanced Reader Copy from the author, & I am writing a voluntary honest review
I received an Advanced Reader Copy from the author, & I am writing a voluntary honest review
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