Dear Charlie: An Inspirational True Story of a Single Mother and Her Ability to Live a Productive Life with Stage Iv Cancer (Charlie).

By Jean Chynoweth

This book is about sharing my story in hopes to inspire you in some way to have the courage and desire to live longer so you can do what you want most in your life. I won’t tell you it’s not difficult. I will tell I have been through more than a person should have to go through.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781728347424

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Published by AuthorHouse  02/29/2020

ISBN: 978-1-7283-4738-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-4742-4 (e)

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Contents

About This Book

Dedication

Prologue

A Couple Of Important Things First:

Introduction

Before The Diagnosis 2011

Being A Full-Time Mom 2011

New Job (January) 2012

The Diagnosis

Who To Tell & The Scan Results?

Losing My Job (Again)

Telling My Family

The Journey Begins

New Focus

Game Plan

The Beginnings

Amazing Family & Friends

Middle Daughter Gets Married

Giving Thanks

Aunt Is Diagnosed With Charlie

Saturday Football Games (Home)

Benefit & Tackle-Athon

There Is Nothing Clinical About This Trial

Charlie Is Dancing

Getting Warm

Where Is My Hair?

Kendall Rae –2Nd Granddaughter

Aunt Passes

Charlie Will Not Listen To Me

Anonymous Birthday Surprises

Maggie’s

Other Events

Daughter Graduates College

Hello Tarciva

Volunteering

New Year New Treatments 2014

Settle Down Galbladder

Jenn Is Engaged

My Mom Passes

All About Basketball 2015

Charlie Is Moving Again

Oldest Daughter Jenn Married 2015

Charlie Is Busy, Busy, Busy 2016

Harper Quinn (3Rd Granddaughter)

Charlie Is Content 2017

Introducing Chuck, Charlie’s Cousin

Spring Break 2018

Graduation For Connor

Big Move Into Apartment Living

Coming Home (To A New Apartment)

Dominican, Here Comes Connor

Move & Move Again

Lung Cancer False Beliefs

Personal Suggestions (Based On My Experiences)

Never Settle

About This Book

This book is about sharing my story in hopes to inspire you in some way to have the courage and desire to live longer so you can do what you want most in your life. I won’t tell you it’s not difficult. I will tell I have been through more than a person should have to go through.

Dedication

I wish to dedicate this book to my Mom, Sally Ann Bott and my Aunt, Judy (Bott) Floate, whom both passed from CHARLIE during my Journey. Never does a day go by that I do not think of you! I will see you on the other side!

I wish to also dedicate this book to anyone who has had CHARLIE, who does have CHARLIE, who will have CHARLIE or who has a loved one with CHARLIE. I wish to thank my amazing team of doctors, my family and my friends for helping me through my Journey thus far. May God be with all of you and he has for all of me.

Special Thanks to my Children; Jenn & Eddie,