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I am life coach based in Dorset, UK, whose areas of expertise includes offering support to those affected by illness or death of a loved one and helping them to rebuild their lives.

Following the death of my mother from cancer in 1991, and my mother-in-law’s experience of breast cancer in 2004, I became increasingly aware of the valuable work performed by charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support and also hospices. My involvement with the local day-care hospice when living in Derbyshire inspired me to explore ways in which to share the positive philosophy I discovered there. As I researched, I realised that I was uniquely qualified to help those who are related or closely connected to cancer sufferers. They are also affected by the diagnosis of the disease, and yet support is so often lacking for them.

I gained my expertise through personal experience. My mother was diagnosed with secondary brain tumours in early 1991. The months that followed to her death were extremely challenging – in spite of the fact that I had very little physical input to her care. Each of those who loved her had a different perspective, their own experience. And all found the process very traumatic. Whilst practical support was available, emotionally the family just ‘got through’ the experience as best they could.

I then undertook many years of personal development, during which I gradually made sense of my experiences. When my mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was older, wiser and able to truly support her in whatever ways she needed. This time the outcome was happier, and I had coped much better with the stress in my own life. In sharing the insights I have gained over these years, I am finding my own sense of purpose in encouraging others to find their own lessons in the challenge that has been put before them.

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After centuries of religiously motivated war, the world has been split in two. Now the Blessed Lands are ruled by pure faith, while in the Republic, reason is the guiding light—two different realms, kept apart and at peace by a treaty and an ocean. Children of the Republic, Helena and Jason were inseparable in their youth, until fate sent them down different paths. Grief and duty sidetracked Helena’s plans, and Jason came to detest the hollowness of his ambitions. These two damaged souls are reunited when a tiny boat from the Blessed Lands crashes onto the rocks near Helena’s home after an impossible journey across the forbidden ocean. On board is a single passenger, a nine-year-old girl named Kailani, who calls herself “the Daughter of the Sea and the Sky.” A new and perilous purpose binds Jason and Helena together again, as they vow to protect the lost innocent from the wrath of the authorities, no matter the risk to their future and freedom. But is the mysterious child simply a troubled little girl longing to return home? Or is she a powerful prophet sent to unravel the fabric of a godless Republic, as the outlaw leader of an illegal religious sect would have them believe? Whatever the answer, it will change them all forever… and perhaps their world as well.

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Statistics tell us that one out of three people will be affected by cancer in their lifetime. This leads us to wonder at the countless nearest and dearest who also have to cope with this diagnosis. Anne Orchard's book is informative, encouraging and uplifting. Guiding you in ways to strengthen your courage and help loved ones cope with this most difficult of journeys. Should you be travelling on this journey, there is no better road map than Anne Orchard's book. (Glennyce S Eckersley - Author, Angels Believe and Receive) This will prove an invaluable book with sensible advice for people who are in the midst of their worst nightmare. (Tricia Stewart - Author and the original WI Calendar Girl)

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