Rocking the pink
Subtitle: finding my rock star self on the other side of cancer
By: Laura Roppé
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781580054171
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer; Cancer; Patients; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians; Health; Breast; Biography
Description: "In 2009, just as Laura Roppe; was poised to burst onto the music scene, her doctor called her with news that left her spinning-she had been diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of breast cancer. Just a few days earlier, the singer-songwriter had signed a dream-come-true contract with a record label; now, she wasn't even sure how much longer she had to live. Never one to back down to a challenge, however, Roppe; refused to let her fear take control of her life-instead, she gathered her courage, took stock of her priorities, and made a decision: Cancer may take my hair, she told herself, but that's all it's getting.  More than a cancer journey, Rocking the Pink is a quirky, charming, and poignant ode to love, friendship, and music. Roppe; is unflinchingly honest and unfailingly funny as she tells the story of her odyssey: from childhood dreamer and giddy valet parker to the Hollywood stars to disillusioned lawyer, wife, and mother; from budding songwriter and late-blooming recording artist to determined cancer survivor. Full of raw emotion and humor that will make you laugh through your tears, Rocking the Pink is a chronicle of discovering one's true self through life's difficult circumstances-and a testament to the hang-in-tough, take-no-prisoners attitude it takes to kick cancer's butt"--