I’ve been working for months to make this book available to anyone who needs it—patients, partners, coworkers, managers, neighbors, and the people who love someone with cancer but don’t know where to start. Behind the scenes, I’ve been finalizing distribution, thinking about podcasts, obsessing over small details, and yes… quietly panicking about the fact that my friends and readers will now see photos of me that are not my most flattering. 

But that’s part of the point. Cancer isn’t flattering. It’s human. And I wanted to show the truth of it. 

My hope is simple:

If this book brings even one person a moment of clarity, relief, laughter, understanding, or companionship during an impossible season...then everything I’ve poured into it will have been worth it. 

I’ve always tried to leave the world a little better than I found it. I was a Girl Scout well into my teen years, and that idea stuck with me. This book is an extension of that instinct—an educator trying to make the path easier for the next person. 

One in Eight is filled with the things I wish someone had handed me at the start:

 practical tools, clear explanations, checklists, prompts, and honest stories that show you’re not alone. Whether you're the patient or the one supporting them, my goal is to give you ways to navigate treatment with more confidence, understanding, and steadiness. 

Cancer takes so much from people. If this book can help someone prepare, advocate, breathe, and eventually return to living instead of constantly worrying about dying, then I’ll feel like I did something meaningful. 

Launch Day is Monday. Thank you for walking into it with me. 

Vikki