Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. She’s a psychologist by trade and started writing novels about 15 years ago. Unfortunately, there’s not a scrap of fiction in Alive. In addition to her personal saga, this book includes stories from other brave souls who volunteered to be part of this project. There are also chapters about the etiology of cancer, cancer as big business in America (and elsewhere), avoiding scams and integrative oncology.

Ann’s hope for Alive is that it will empower others to stand up for themselves, to ask questions, to do their own research. Ultimately, everyone’s life is precious and worth the effort of self-advocacy.