Kalin
Andres is one of my favorite “Badass Brain Tumor Bloggers” and she, and her
collaborators, have just released “TERMINALLY ILLIN' BOOK 1: CHAOS IN
HUMANHATTAN!” the comic book.
If
you don’t know about Kalin or her partners, I’m sure you’re thinking something
like, “Ok, that sounds weird, what’s that about and why am I writing about it.
To
answer the first part, this is how it’s described on their indiegogo.com
website: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/terminally-illin-cancer-comic-book--2
“Kaylin was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma,
a rare bone cancer at age 23. Her life was immediately put on hold and a new
journey began. Throughout all the pain and uncertainty, she discovered within
herself a powerful coping mechanism in the form of humor and imagination. This
comic book is the result.
Slightly cynical, slightly irreverent, and
REALLY hilarious, "Terminally Illin" is a candid look into the life
of a young adult battling cancer, but with a psychedelic, sci-fi twist! It’s
more than a comic book: It’s provocative, educational, entertaining, and
totally original. Think of
"Terminally Illin" as a chemo-induced "Alice in Wonderland'
meets campy 'Hollywood' action-adventure.
In our story, our hero goes in for her
first day of chemo, but ends up getting lost in a fantasy world within her own
microscopic body - on a quest to meet her disease face-to-face and kick its
butt!!
She's joined by her pet kitty, Iceman, as
they set out to destroy Cancer City, the invading cancer cell army, and their
leader - the little dictator that's bent on world domination. We hope you
follow along and maybe even learn something.”
I
love the book and want to argue with this description. I think it’s wonderfully cynical, absolutely irreverent and, yes I agree, really hilarious.
Now
listen closely, here’s the part I love, “If
we can raise one half of the print fees, the publisher will give us half of the
print run. We'll have an extra 500+ books to give away free to cancer centers,
hospitals, and patients. There are 72,000+ young adults diagnosed with
cancer each year, and we'd like to help ease their experience by sharing
Kaylin's experience, outlook, and humor.”
If
you know of a young 20-something whacked by cancer, buy this book. If you care
about young, talented 20-year-olds having their dreams yanked out from
underneath them, buy this book. If you want see how a 20-something not only
fights a vicious disease with humor and dignity and sense of giving back to the
cancer community, buy and read this book.
Here’s
a link to the Terminally Illin’” Facebook
page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Terminally-Illin-The-Comic-Book/178624932149196?ref=br_tf
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