100 Perks of Having Cancer: Plus 100 Health Tips for Surviving It!

Florence Strang

Florence Strang, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed, is a Registered Psychologist with 22 years of experience in the areas of Educational Psychology and School Counselling. Florence is the single mom to three great kids, an autism mom, an avid gardener, and a cancer survivor. She attributes her recovery from stage 3 breast cancer to a holistic approach to healing. Not only did Florence embrace traditional medical interventions, such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, she also addressed healing at the levels of mind and spirit. Daily meditation, prayer, visualizations, and forgiveness exercises, all played a key role in her survival plan. Florence's story of battling cancer with an unwavering faith and an unbeatable positive attitude is told in Woman's World Magazine © April 2012, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive ©2012. She is an award winning blogger and the author of the newly released book 100 Perks of Having Cancer Plus 100 Health Tips for Surviving It (Basic Health Publications, California).

Susan Gonzalez

Susan Gonzalez, RN, BSN, was born in New York and has been and has been helping people get healthy for over 25 years. When she was diagnosed with cancer in 2005 she turned her attention to educating people on how to reduce their risk of cancer using a holistic approach. She earned her plant-based nutrition certification from Cornell University and is the creator of MOON Organics, LLC, a 100% natural skincare company that uses only what nature provides. Her award winning blog "The Savvy Sister", has approx 1 million hits and is entertaining but also teaches people simple "do-able" ways they can reduce their risk of disease while living a happy life. She currently lives in Atlanta Georgia with her husband and two daughters.