Joanna signing her memoir for Elaine at her Book Launch. |
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MaryAnn
She
has many reasons to celebrate.
Twice
in her life, Joanna Giangardella beat the odds.
In her previous memoir, Girl from the Tower, she
recounts how she was born on the Greek island of Pergos and was separated from
her family at the age of ten through a UNICEF adoption program.
Finding
herself in a dysfunctional family in America where she was not allowed to
embrace her coming of age years in a normal fashion or even speak her own
language, she had to rely on her own internal strength to rediscover herself
and her birth family.
Later
in life, as the hard-working owner of a hair salon, Joanna discovered she had
Stage IV Cancer. Her road to recovery meant battling medical misdiagnoses and
dealing with her own worst fears. Now an artist and a nutritional consultant,
Joanna actively supports cancer research and nurtures others cursed with a
similar diagnosis.
Her
second memoir, Dancing Skeleton: Journey Through Stage IV Cancer recounts her
personal journey. The book is available on www.amazon.com.
Here's
one comment of many:
"Joanna
Giangardella's Dancing Skeleton
is an excellent depiction of her determination to beat the odds against an
ugly disease and the unnecessary obstacles, walls, and buildings she had to
climb for her sweet victory."
- Roni Teson, Author of
Twist
Book Launches are a special kind of celebration!
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