My Cancer My Miracle

I think I should start with my name, my name is Spencer William Porter and I am the proud son of Emma Kate Porter. The story of how this wonderful book came about is quite incredible. I remember it distinctively, it was a hot summer Christmas day in Australia and I was around 14 years old at the time. Now, Christmas for me was always a time I wondered what it would be like to wake up, walk down the stairs and be greeted by mum and dad at the Christmas tree - I'm not saying that my Christmas was ever bad or not enjoyable, because I was always greeted with amazing gifts and the lovingness of my family growing up. Though one Christmas stands out with hindsight as one of the best. I say this because on Christmas morning my Dad approached me with a cassette tape ( me having no idea what a cassette tape ) - now at the time my Dad's car still had a cassette tape player, so he asked me to sit down in the car and listen to what he had found. The tape was titled 'My Cancer, My Miracle' and the title was something that truly intrigued me. I pressed play as Dad walked away, and to my surprise, it was my mother's voice, her real voice, she truly sounded like she was sitting next to me... Before I knew it, I had tears dripping down my face without even thinking about it, she started the tape with talking about how she wanted to write a book - and that book, she wanted to be published one day after she passed away. She articulated that her hands weren't strong enough to write with, so she was going to record it via tape in hope that someone could write it for her. That person was me, so if you're ready to shed a few tears or many - then buy this book...