"Motherhood Exaggerated: One Mother's Memoirs of Her Child's Battle and Survival from

Cancer"

Guest: Judith Hannan

Judith Hannan shares with Allen and our listeners her emotionally uncompromising memoir, MOTHERHOOD

EXAGGERATED, in which she recounts the ordeal of her young daughter's battle with cancer and her remarkable

journey shepherding her child out of illness, towards health and through survival. Now that more children and

adults are defeating cancer, this passionate retelling by a survivor's mother is required reading for

individuals with family and friends dealing with this frightening disease.

ABOUT JUDITH HANNAN

Judith Hannan has been a writer for over 25 years. Her essays have appeared in such publications as Woman's

Day, Twins Magazine, The Martha's Vineyard Gazette, Mom Writer's Literary Magazine, The Healing Muse, and the

anthology On The Vineyard III. She serves on three boards affiliated with the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New

York-the Adolescent Health Center, the Children's Center Foundation and the new Global Health Initiative. Ms.

Hannan lives in New York City with her husband and three children.