Not Much Rhymes With Cancer

<p>Emily Thomas mother of newborn baby Griff was 38 when she received the life-changing news that she had stage IV de novo metastatic breast cancer.</p><p>Following her diagnosis Emily began writing poetry documenting her experience with searing vulnerability and authenticity. She shared her poems via her Instagram page quickly gaining a following of women going through similar experiences.</p><p>Now posthumously collated and curated by her husband Lee with the help of close friends and family <em>Not Much Rhymes with Cancer: A Book of Healing Poems</em> is in Emily's own words <em>an outpouring of emotion a place to vent and expel negative thoughts - but mostly a tale of hope positivity and gratitude.</em></p><p>Emily gives a voice to those who have experienced or are living with secondary breast cancer. Through moments of disbelief shock anger guilt hope and even joy she provides a unique insight into her journey and how it affected the lives of everyone around her.</p><p>In partnership with Make 2nds Count and with illustrations by Emily's sister Megan this collection of healing words represents the author's immense gratitude and unfaltering zest for life embodying her mantra: <em>whatever happens all this will be okay.</em></p>