Jenny and her Dog Both Fight Cancer: A Tale of Chemotherapy and Caring

by Jewel Kats, Claudia Marie Lenart (Illustrator)

Overview

Jenny, a young girl undergoing treatment for cancer, discovers that her best friend, Dolly, also has cancer. Dolly is the family's dog, who has always been at Jenny's side through trying times, and Jenny vows to support Dolly as well. This bittersweet tale is a story of mutual devotion and loyalty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615992805
Publisher:	Loving Healing Press
Publication date:	04/01/2016
Pages:	38
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Once a teen runaway, Jewel Kats is now a two-time Mom's Choice Award winner and Gelett Burgess gold medalist. For six years, Jewel penned a syndicated teen advice column for Scripps Howard News Service (USA) and The Halifax Chronicle Herald. She gained this position through The Young People's Press. Her books have been featured in Ability Magazine (USA) twice. She's authored a dozen books-eight are about disabilities. The Museum of disABILITY History celebrated her work with a two-day event Jewel has appeared as an international magazine cover story four times! Recently, her work was featured in an in-depth article published in The Toronto Star. Jewel's work has also appeared as an evening news segment on WKBW-TV and on the pages of The Buffalo News and The Huffington Post. Jewel Kats was the pen name of Michelle Meera Katyal, who passed away in 2016 as the result of complications of surgery. Please visit her online at www.jewelkats.com

Read an Excerpt

CHAPTER 1

"Your dog, Dolly, has cancer of the lungs."

I can't believe my ears.

This can't be happening. I know the "C-word" all too well.

I glare at my mom. "This must be a really bad joke."

The veterinarian starts showing us x-rays on his computer.

Everything becomes a blur.

Nearby voices are suddenly distant.

Memories of my own diagnosis come flooding through ...

"Your body has a disease called cancer, Jenny," a Pediatrician had said.

Mom and Dad sobbed quietly.

I stared at the beautiful pictures of horses on the wall.

I had no idea what he was talking about.

"There are cells that are hurting your stomach," the children's doctor explained.

"We will fight cancer with chemotherapy," Dad said with his hand on top of mine.

I heard the same words now at the Animal Hospital.

"Chemotherapy ..."

"Weekly hospital visits ..."

"Rest ..."

I pull at the handkerchief on my forehead.

Most of my hair has fallen out from treatment, and I like to look pretty with prints of flowers.

Adults are still talking.

"Is Dolly going to vomit from treatment?" I blurt out.

"No," the animal specialist says.

I glare at him now. "Will Dolly live forever?"

The Animal Specialist takes off his glasses. "Nobody or nothing lives forever, Jenny."

"But ... but ... I thought chemotherapy fights cancer."

"Doctors try to cure people of cancer with chemotherapy," he explains. "Animal Specialists, like me, try to make a furry friend's life more comfortable."

I jump out of my seat. "HOW UNFAIR!"

I run out of the Animal Hospital. Cold air hits my face.

Mom comes after me.

"Get inside the car, Jenny."

I'm tempted to kick the car door with my hard boot, but I don't.

Instead, I do what I'm told.

(Continues…)

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Editorial Reviews

"Wow! I love this honest, refreshing book about childhood cancer and the tender, loving bond of a courageous child with her dog that enables them to endure the intolerable chemotherapy treatments and gives them all the more reason to do so. Highly recommended!" --David A. Crenshaw, Ph.D., ABPP, Author, & Clinical Director, Children's Home of Poughkeepsie "In this book, Jenny and her dog, Dolly, both get the dreaded cancer diagnosis. In this sweet, moving journey, Jenny and Dolly show us how they fight through chemotherapy treatment together. I love how genuine, heartfelt, and sincere this story is. It will truly benefit families who struggle with cancer." --Jill Osborne, EdS, LPC, RPT-S, CPCS "Jewel Kats and Claudia Marie Lenart accomplished the unimaginable by telling an important and moving story in just a few mesmerizing pages. Jewel introduces the reader to 'Cancer' and the treatment that saves Jenny's life while she comforts the dog she loves. Claudia's pictures are magnificent in their texture, color, detail, and postural simplicity of the characters. I had to read it twice-I could not see through my tears the first time." --Laurie Zelinger, Ph.D., ABPP, RPT-S, Board Certified Psychologist and author of the Please Explain series "Jewel Kats tackles cancer in a heartwarming story of friendship and loss. Cancer has no boundaries, as Kats points out, when a young girl and her dog both fight this deadly illness. This book is beneficial for children who are embarking upon a cancer journey, either their own or alongside a family member." --V.S. Grenier, Award-winning Author & Mom's Choice Honoree "The C word--not all kids know what it means, but they see the reaction in all who hear the word. In this beautifully illustrated book, author Jewel Kats strives to talk about both symptoms and feelings attached to experiencing cancer. Some of us experience cancer inside ourselves and some of us experience it by watching the impact on those we care about." --Theresa Fraser, CYW, M.A., CPT-S, Trauma and Loss Clinical Specialist, Registered Psychotherapist

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