excerpted from Breast Cancer: No One Chose This Journey
by Fran Padgett

Bonnie’s Challenge Bike Ride:

“I thought I might have to stop to rest two or three times, but I didn’t. I rode the 14 miles without stopping. The wind was blowing across my face. I think it was the wind created by my whizzing along at the edge of the curb. Friends offered to drive me. They didn’t understand that this ride was my challenge to myself.

“Someone said a challenge bike race is one with no winners. But I won. I rode those 14 miles to my sixth and last chemotherapy treatment. I won.”

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"Fran Padgett makes these women feel as if she is their best friend going through the breast cancer experience with them.  She supports them with her words and honors them with the personalized paintings she has created for them.  I dare you to read it and not shed a tear."

Art Meyers, Photographic Gallery of Fine Art Books
Photographer and Author of Winged Victory: Altered Images. Transcending Breast Cancer

"Powerful stories with powerful art combine to strengthen all women with breast cancer. Heavy!"

Balazs Bodai, MD
Director of Breast Cancer Surgical Services at Kaiser, Sacramento
Author of The Breast Cancer Book of Strength and Courage: Inspiring Stories to See You Through Your Journey

"This book will open your eyes...and your heart."

Marcia Sherrill, Designer of Anabelle by Marcia Sherrill, Author of Portraits of Hope: Conquering Breast Cancer

"Through her stunning art and fluid prose, Padgett reveals the highly personal interior landscapes of individual women along with the common ground they share on this journey not of their choosing."

Colleen Sell, Writer/Editor
Anthologist/editor of the bestselling Cup of Comfort book series, including A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors; author of 10-Minute Zen and The Everything Kids Gross Cookbook

"Poignant, straightforward stories with artful and colorful accompaniments set a mood of survival, acceptance, and serenity."

Kristine Falco, Psy.D.,
Clinical Psychologist,
Author of Reclaiming Our Lives After Breast and Gynecological Cancer

“No One Chose This Journey' is an elegant compilation of poignant survivor stories which are supported visually by author Fran Padgett's stunning, original works of art. Readers will appreciate the honesty and artistry of this uplifting book, meshing just the right balance of raw emotion with soothing images. It is a wonderful tribute to all breast cancer survivors and a reminder that every journey is personal with its own unique palette."

Josephine Caruso Sethi
Author of The Faces Behind Breast Cancer,
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"...a beautiful book filled with breathtaking art and hope, bringing
smiles and much calm..."

Barbara Delinsky, New York Times bestselling author of UPLIFT:
Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors

"A jewel of a book.  A prism that brings new light to some of the
darkest fields of the [breast cancer] battle."

Vladimir Lange, MD
President, Lange Productions
Author of "Be a Survivor-Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment"

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