{"id":722,"date":"2021-04-11T06:43:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T06:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marieclaudearnott.com\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:18:02","slug":"friendship-women-pancreatic-cancer-emotional-caregiving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marieclaudearnott.com\/","title":{"rendered":"WRITING IS LIVING"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Writing is Living <\/strong>is the official website for my memoir, \u00a0Biography of a Friendship<\/em>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Biography of a Friendship is a deeply personal literary memoir and the result of a promise the author made to her dying friend, diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. <\/em><\/p>\n

Can the author be the friend she needs? <\/em><\/p>\n

With the flow of a novel, this candid story about what it\u2019s like to accompany a friend to the end of her life transports the reader to France and Switzerland.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As they navigate the illness, often from a distance, the author supports her friend through thought-provoking perspectives on life and death and shows why being in 'her conversation' is the only honest way to help. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This emotional story is about the candid moments that shaped their lifelong friendship, the misunderstandings that tested them, and the hidden truth that unsettles the author before their final goodbye.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The story continues as the author is drawn into an introspective journey until she discovers the healing power of forgiveness from lessons she had learned but not applied.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sharing their stories is how women help each other...<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Discover the sights and scenes of the story on my Pinterest<\/a> board!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a travel writer, this journey of a friendship, that shows and not only tells, took me on a different type of trip, one that made me reflect on my own experiences of loss, soothing those memories. I could not put the book down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom the opening chapter of this beautiful story, I was invited into the heart of a friendship and the memories of an incredible woman. This memoir reads like a novel and takes the reader on a journey through the intertwined lives of two strong, funny, unapologetic, and colourful women as they navigate love and loss, strengthen their friendship over distance and time, and learn how to let go and say goodbye. This book will make you laugh and cry, and will serve as a reminder of the precious nature of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cA compelling story that leads the reader into the warp and weft of the timeless meaning of friendship between two women. Time can heal, sometimes in unexpected ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom the perspective of grant donors, to help advance better treatment of pancreatic cancer, this book eloquently informs of the reality of patients and their families after diagnosis. It highlights the difficulty of such an emotional journey without the support of an organization such as PanCAN. It\u2019s also the captivating story of a friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Steve, and Cheryl Kole - <\/em><\/strong>PanCAN PurpleStride Silicon Valley\/Promise & Progress Team Captain\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As I reconnect with my platform at large, I am reminded that I wrote the memoir\u00a0Biography of a Friendship to give my friend a sense of a future she’d never know, show that there was more to her life than her illness; most of all, I wanted to help two friends like us, or guideContinue reading →<\/p>\n \r\n