My 6-year-old daughter is excited about the upcoming release of Previvors. I’ve been working on the book since she was 3, and she seems to understand what a big deal it is for me. What’s amazing to me is her take on breast cancer. To her, it’s the subject matter of my book. She doesn’t understand what a terrible disease it is. She doesn’t view it as something horrific, something that millions of women fear.

My daughter has always been curious about my work, and because of her sweet little 6-year-old mind, she thinks whatever I write about must be something positive. So when she sees a pink ribbon, she squeals, “Look Mommy, it’s breast cancer!” And then there was that time when she saw my name on promotional flyer for the book, and she shouted, “That’s my Mommy. The breast cancer girl!”