“How can this be happening to me? Why me?” Bestselling ACROSS THE VOID, Through Cancer and into Life is a compelling and brutally honest account of one woman’s journey with breast cancer. Author Laurie Bonello is propelled into the abyss from which she shares her fears and bares her soul. Step by step, she takes her heart in her hands to walk “a journey that too many people must take.”

“I’m sorry to advise you that you have breast cancer,” reports the surgical oncologist. With these chilling words, Bonello embarks on a life-changing odyssey into the unknown. Chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, alternative approaches, good and bad advice, wellness, diet, exercise, spirituality, energy work, holistic healing ~ the shear weight and number of choices are staggering and navigating this minefield proves a formidable task. Time after time, she stumbles in the face of ongoing challenges but knows on a deep level that the choice of how she plays the hand is hers alone. “True healing began only when I started to take action, and small steps were all that were needed.” Relationships with friends, colleagues and loved ones are affected in profound and unexpected ways. Her search for answers brings the realization that none of it matters unless she can know who she really is. “If I were to die on the operating table the following week, would I have had a good life?”

Grief is real and Bonello’s voice rings true. Whether we are dealing with the loss of a loved one, the death of our hopes and dreams or facing our own mortality, she speaks to our humanity and innate need to make sense of the incomprehensible. ACROSS THE VOID is an emotional roller coaster ride into those dark, secret places where few of us are willing to go. For Bonello, it is a life threatening illness that catapults her into a new life. Writing with candor and clarity, she shares her doubts, hopes, tears and triumphs with a generosity of spirit that makes us wish we had just a little of her grace. Her willingness to dig away at painful emotional layers in pursuit of self-love, forgiveness and redemption is at the core of this extraordinary read.
 

Reader's Comments

“I have finished your book, and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed it. There are so many things in that book that we don’t often think about. I’m sure many people will put this book down and change the way they do things as it goes to show that what we do (in everything we do), and who we are, most certainly affects our health and well-being. I have to congratulate you for pushing through this and having the bravery to write about your challenges. It tells others that you have such a passion in helping other people, and your experiences can and will help other people change for the better.”