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| Authors: |
Wendy Burton |
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Simona Mulazzani |
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Medical · Psychology · Self-Help |
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Format: Hardcover, 127 Publisher: Random House Inc (September 01, 2004) Measurements: 8"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.72 lbs. ISBN: 9781400054794 |
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A few years ago, Wendy Burton was diagnosed with breast cancer. Shortly after her diagnosis, she happened upon some extremely positive and life-saving guidance from a tape of visualizations that led her down a whole new creative path. Her imaginings of tiny Cirque du Soleil acrobats leaping lightly through her breast ducts, with brightly colored beach umbrellas protecting her good cells as little chimney sweeps scurried through and swept away all of the cancerous cells, were so helpful for her throughout the process that she had to write them down and began sharing them with friends who were struggling with their own diagnoses. After months of searching, Wendy found an extraordinary artist in Italy whose work is vivid, lively, and just surreal enough to perfectly complement Wendy’s visualizations. <br><br>The result is <i>Joy Is a Plum Colored Acrobat</i>, the first breast cancer companion that is so uplifting and so lovely, it is a dream come true for all women diagnosed with breast cancer, and for t |
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