Save the Child is a contemporary medical-legal drama novel of approximately 100,000 words. The Johnsons are a typical blended family. They reside in Gilbert Arizona. Sharon, middle child is a normal happy eight-year-old and develops Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The mother, Nancy wants to use alternative medicine to treat the child. She strongly opposes chemotherapy because a friend’s three year old son, who had bone cancer, was treated with chemo and died. Also her father died of a brain tumor while receiving chemotherapy. The Hospital is fictional, to prevent any discrimination against current Medical facilities.
The first annual Writers Unite to Fight Cancer writing contest was organized to promote new writing voices and increase public awareness about cancer. The winning entries have been published in this anthology along with other contributions from some of the contest judges and other WUFC supporters.
The Drive to Thrive Anthology is the publication of winning entries in the 2nd Annual Writers Unite to Fight Cancer 2013 Writing Contest. Writers Unite to Fight Cancer Entry fees for the contest were donated to the Arizona State University Cancer Research Program at the Awards Ceremony held at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona on September 24th, 2013. Judges, editors, and publishers for the WUFC Writing Contest donated their time and talents to this effort. The Drive to Thrive Anthology includes contributions by some of the judges and editors, some cancer patients, and other WUFC supporters. The collection of inspirational literature on the theme: The Drive to Thrive. Fiction and non-fiction stories as well as poetry demonstrate the human spirit while overcoming various life challenges including cancer and multiple sclerosis by individuals, families and communities. The reader will experience triumph as each author shares their own unique voice.
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