I handed my latest book in on its due date – May 31, 2013. It was a really interesting book to write and has inspired me to be more involved clinically with fertility preservation counselling at work. But that’s another story.
For now, I wait anxiously to hear that the publisher likes the new book. It has chapters on treatment decision making, taking part in clinical trials, how to deal with family and friends, going back to work or school after treatment, keeping healthy, the importance of surveillance for late effects of treatment, fertility preservation, contraception, and of course dating and sexuality. I interviewed young adults with cancer as part of the research for the book and that was probably my favorite part. Hearing their stories was both saddening and frustrating (many had long delays before being diagnosed because they were ‘too young’ to have cancer) but ultimately, they are here to tell their stories and that is what is really important.
I am taking the summer ‘off’ – giving myself a break before writing the proposal for my 10th book (yikes – how did that happen?) – but I will be writing some papers about young adults… I’ve done the reading and the review of the literature so it just makes sense. Of course I might also just sit around and read (for fun)…..