According to the Susan G. Komen organization, metastatic breast cancer (also called stage IV or advanced breast cancer) is cancer that has spread beyond the breast to other organs in the body – most often the bones, lungs, liver or brain.
A Superhero Gets Her Cape
As Michelle underwent more treatment (what would become another 15 months of chemotherapy), Amy developed the book’s main character during a non-stop writing session. The story centered on a girl who chooses her mom’s leopard print scarf to wear as her cape –a reminder that she is going to change the world. But what the little girl doesn’t realize is that she is doing just that with everyday kindness. According to Amy, this book is so much more than a story of a girl with a cape. It is a story of the superhero in ALL of us –and something bigger, too. As she saw it, “It’s building people up with a single sentence; it’s the kind things that we do every day that add up...talk about strength and power! It’s changing the world, one kind act at a time.” A Girl With A Cape: The True Story About the Superhero in All of Us is intended for children, but the message was written because many of us ‘grown-ups’ have a poor self-image or feel inadequate in our lives. “If I could get this book into the hands of kids and have them growing up feeling validated because of their own actions, then they’re not going to wait for society [to do it since] they will already feel their worth and their value,” Amy said.