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Few things worse can happen to a mother than for her child to be diagnosed with cancer.
It started as a pain, that became a 'hot spot', that grew into a tumour, ultimately threatening Andrew's life. At the very least, his leg would have to be amputated, a chilling prospect in itself.
'Count To Ten' is the true story of how Andrew and his family coped with the days, weeks, months and years that followed his diagnosis, of the reliefs, the triumphs, the relapses and the outright screaming panics.
It is a testament to Andrew's passionate determination to pursue his adventurous dreams even in the face of death itself.
It is also a testament to a revolutionary new treatment that was applied with care, expertise and wisdom by the dedicated team at the London Bone Tumour Clinic.
It is so easy to love your children. It is so hard to hang onto hope, especially onto their hope - the hope they need to carry on.
It started as a pain, that became a 'hot spot', that grew into a tumour, ultimately threatening Andrew's life. At the very least, his leg would have to be amputated, a chilling prospect in itself.
'Count To Ten' is the true story of how Andrew and his family coped with the days, weeks, months and years that followed his diagnosis, of the reliefs, the triumphs, the relapses and the outright screaming panics.
It is a testament to Andrew's passionate determination to pursue his adventurous dreams even in the face of death itself.
It is also a testament to a revolutionary new treatment that was applied with care, expertise and wisdom by the dedicated team at the London Bone Tumour Clinic.
It is so easy to love your children. It is so hard to hang onto hope, especially onto their hope - the hope they need to carry on.
About the Author
Sheila Mary Taylor was born in Cape Town beneath the towering slopes of Table Mountain. She was trained as a ballet dancer but stopped dancing in her early twenties when she started moving around the world with her husband and living in exotic places. Her plethora of unusual activities - jockey in Amateur Ladies’ races, a spell of acting and directing, editor of a dramatic society magazine, secretary to a diplomat, dancing in the Royal Albert Hall, roller skating in night-clubs, just to name a few - have all enriched and inspired her writing. 'Count To Ten' is the real-life account of her son being diagnosed with cancer - osteosarcoma - as a teenager, and what happened next.
