"Erma Bombeck famously found meaning in a place no one else was looking - the everyday lives of everyday women. Adina Ciment does her foremother proud with these essays of surviving school supply shopping, summer camp, movie night negotiations - and breast cancer. Her work is humorous, hopeful and human. Some bit of Erma lives in these pages."

-Leonard Pitts, Jr. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Last Thing You Surrender

Adina writes with the clarity of a teacher, the wit of a blogger and the fearlessness of a superhero because she is all three. This book will take you to the edge of what is possible for one human to endure before throwing a protective arm across your chest like a mom performing an emergency brake maneuver, reassuring you that all will be ok, even when it isn't.

-Gila Pfeffer, humor and essay writer, and author of Nearly Departed, a memoir.

From the tremors of young womanhood and motherhood to their mortal terrors, Adina Ciment tells it all in a battle-scarred, urgent, irreverent voice, with a cool eye and a warm heart.

-Tova Reich, author, most recently, of The House of Love and Prayer: and Other Stories

"In this often hilarious and candid memoir, Adina takes readers through the chaos of motherhood, her own battle with breast cancer, and the challenges of caring for a son with a brain tumor. Armed with a razor-sharp wit and a healthy dose of sarcasm, she navigates the absurdities of life, offering a refreshing and humorous perspective on the highs and lows of facing adversity."

Carmen Calfa, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Breast Medical Oncologist

Clinical Research Lead, Breast Site Disease Group

Physician Leader, Genetic Predisposition Syndrome (GPS) Program

Associate Director of Community Outreach-Breast Cancer Program-Plantation

Medical Co-Director Cancer Survivorship

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Miller School of Medicine