Why Not Me? - The Battle for My Life and My Baby

Mandy McMillan was not a fighter. She was ordinary: a hairdresser, a party girl, a bit of a coward when it came to all things medical. The worst she'd ever fought was a cold. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 - the second in her group of five friends to be struck down by the disease. She'd had a one in 1,900 chance of getting it. Her cancer was incurable; chemotherapy almost killed her, her body was so ravaged that she almost gave up, but Mandy battled on. Her one stroke of good fortune? The arrival of new wonder-drug, Herceptin. Then a miracle happened: Mandy gave birth to Britain's first Herceptin baby, a little girl conceived, carried and born to a mum on long-term treatment. A drug saved Mandy McMillan, now a daughter called Holly is keeping her alive. And she will fight every single day to see her child grow up.

About the author

Mandy McMillan is a hairdresser from Glasgow. She lives there with her husband, Scott, and their daughter, Holly.

Summary

The inspirational, funny and uplifting story of a young woman who would not be beaten

Product details

• Authors: Mandy Mcmillan, Mandy Roberts Mcmillan, Mcmillan Mandy, Lesley Roberts
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.03.2010
• EAN: 9780755360581
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-6058-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Coping with cancer, Coping with illness & specific conditions, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, cancer; pregnancy; mother