This image is the cover for the book 12 Days of Cancer

12 Days of Cancer

We are all familiar with the 12 Days of Christmas which is symbolic of merriment and joy! 12 Days of Cancer is symbolic of the strength and tenacity to beat the disease coupled with real emotions during treatments and surgery. This book is meant to inspire and encourage others to know that there is hope. Kay’s journey took place during the COVID pandemic when a vaccine did not exist. She had to endure two surgeries; her fear of not waking up and having her husband be told,‘your wife did not make it’ worried her heart as she was not able to hold his hand before going into the operating room. She could not imagine how he would convey that message to their kids.


With that horrifying thought, she decided she was going to live. Her prayer to God was to grant her the opportunity to live, to have another chance to live the life he intended for her!


Kay Freeman

Kay Freeman spent most of her life in higher education, as a scholar who transitioned to helping other scholars realize their educational quest. She is a daughter, whose parents died when she was just starting her adult life, but they were so proud of all of her achievements, tenacity for success, and zest for life. Her only sister passed away from a brain tumor five weeks after her diagnosis. This book is dedicated to her sister, as she embraced life and was Kay’s true friend and biggest supporter. Her sister’s last words to Kay was for her to “live her life”, and that is what Kay is doing each and every day.

Austin Macauley Publishers