“Doctors are not my favourite people. They tell you what you don’t want to hear, and make you wait hours to hear it!” Thus starts a lively tale in which Nancy-Gail Burns takes us through her very personal journey with breast cancer. Nancy takes the reader through her experiences from diagnosis to treatment in a frank and very real way. Ultimately optimism wins the days as she tries to rationalize how a cancer diagnosis not only impacts the patient but also all those around her including friends and family and fellow patients. As she puts it so eloquently, “Cancer is akin to joining a club. You don’t ask to join, but once you’re in the ranks, it’s forever”. Well done Nancy! Mark Clemons, M.D. Medical Oncologist and Clinical Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Winner of the Dr. Michel Chrtien Researcher of the Year Award 2013