Glittering a Turd

Glittering a Turd

by Kris Hallenga
Glittering a Turd

Glittering a Turd

by Kris Hallenga

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Overview

"This honest and beautiful book is a story of resilience and doing life your way."— Fearne Cotton, author of Bigger Than Us: The Power of Finding Meaning in a Messy World

"Kris's story should make you feel grateful for every second you're alive. It's a testament to her positivity, empathy, bravery and her unfailing sense of humour." — Dermot O'Leary, The X Factor

"A manifesto for how to be alive. It will leave you calm, hopeful and unafraid." — Dawn O'Porter, author of So Lucky

Kris was living a totally normal life as a twenty-three-year-old: traveling the world, falling in love, making plans. However, when she found a lump in her breast and was told that it was not only cancer, but also incurable, life took on a completely new meaning. She was diagnosed at an age when her adult life was just beginning.

But, to her surprise, cancer led her to a life she had never considered: a happy one. From founding a charity to campaigning at festivals to appearing on TV, and being present at the birth of her nephew, she found a way to  survive and thrive.

Glittering a Turd is more than just another cancer memoir; it’s a handbook for living life to the fullest, shining a new perspective on survival and learning to glitter your own turd, whatever it might be. Kris survived the unsurvivable for fifteen years. This is her story.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781800181779
Publisher: Unbound
Publication date: 08/06/2024
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.31(w) x 8.06(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Kris Hallenga was diagnosed at twenty-three with Stage 4, secondary, incurable cancer. She and her twin sister Maren founded the first breast cancer education charity, CoppaFeel!, which raises over £2 million per year, successfully campaigned to change the school curriculum, and has saved many lives. She received a Pride of Britain Award, a Cosmopolitan Campaigner of the Year Award, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Nottingham Trent University. Kris died in May 2024 aged thirty-eight.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Turd

The ‘Now What?’ Bit

Before the Turd

Boys

Getting to Know the Turd

I Made a Scarf

The Cancer Poster Girl 

Friends in High Places (With Too Many Christmas Trees)

One-Tit Wonder

The Glitter

Being Scared But Doing It Anyway

He-Man

Epic-Genetics

Life on Film

C-Word, The Movie

Going to the Maldives

Imposter Syndrome with a Floppy Hat

Time to Sharpen My Saw

Alive to Do Those Things

Chewing on a Dandelion

The Year of the Sugar Cube

Breathe

Worthiness

A Strong Reason for Living

In Summary: Not Dead

Afterword

Acknowledgements

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