News : \'Laugh With Kathy:\' Urbana author finds humor in cancer journey

Being diagnosed with cancer can be frightening, but it also gives you license to get away with a lot of things you wouldn't do otherwise. "Laugh With Kathy" takes you on a journey through breast cancer and finding humor in the diagnosis, treatment and survival of the disease through one patient's experience. “Laugh With Kathy” is alternately laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving, Kathy gives you glimpses of what it takes to beat breast cancer. Read along as she blows up pumpkins, throws eggs, and uses her bald head to shame bad drivers. Laugh with her as she finds interesting ways to thumb her nose at some of cancer's indignities and uses her unique observations to humorously challenge every twist and turn on this unpredictable journey with breast cancer. Kathy Lariviere began publishing stories about her journey through breast cancer in her blog www.laughwithkathy.com in October of 2012. She now has over 5200 blog followers comprised of patients, caregivers, friends, and medical professionals. Laugh With Kathy is available on Amazon.com or CreateSpace.com or through her website at www.laughwithkathy.com About the Author: Kathy started writing in high school and hoped to become a journalist, until she discovered that sticking to the facts was boring. Kathy spent the majority of her life as a compulsive volunteer helping nonprofit organizations with membership and financial campaigns. She opened a website design and promotion business in 2008 using the skills she developed while volunteering. But she always returned to writing. Kathy lives in Urbana, Iowa with her husband, Gene, and walking companion, Luci Dog. If she’s not working on her latest blog, you can find her reading, creating websites, traveling, or laughing with her friends. For more information about Laugh With Kathy, please visit: www.laughwithkathy.com. You can also call Kathy Lariviere at: 1-319-400-3041.