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No Match For Her

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Description

What would you do if your child were diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? When his 12-year-old daughter Lilli was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia two weeks before Christmas, Travis Hicks was in the worst shape of his life. Overweight and overworked, Hicks watched his daughter Lilli fight for her life against an aggressive blood cancer. Inspired by his daughter's strength, Travis took up yoga and walking while giving up sweet tea, a blasphemous adjustment for this Southerner. After wondering, "What's the worst that could happen if I were to start running?" Hicks ultimately became a long distance runner, shed over 40 pounds, and restored his health in time to help his daughter through the fight of her life. Read this father's story of life, health, family, and faith to understand the impact of pediatric cancer on a family and their community.

Product Details

PublisherTravis Lee Hicks
Publish DateNovember 26, 2019
Pages420
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781734251760
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches | 1.2 pounds

About the Author

Travis Lee Hicks is a father, husband, and long distance runner who lives with his family of five in Greensboro, NC. A Middle Georgia native with a Master of Architecture from Princeton University, Hicks practiced architecture and design for 13 years before leaving the corporate world to teach interior architecture full-time at UNC Greensboro where he leads design students in community-engaged design projects that impact the greater Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina.

Reviews

"What a beautifully written, honest story of a father working with his family to survive. Travis opens up his heart to allow the reader to learn from his experiences. The descriptive, artistic writing makes this a remarkably easy read for such a heart-wrenching story." - K.C. Huff, amazon review

"Amazing read. It usually takes a while for me to take on a book, but I couldn't set this one down! The sheer rawness from the author made me laugh, cry, and every other emotion in between. I highly recommend this to anyone who has ever gone through or is going through tough times. The lightheartedness of the author and the support from the community through his family's journey with cancer is awe-inspiring." - Paige, goodreads review

"This book is very detailed. It is clinical. It is play by play. To be honest, when I first started it, I wasn't sure I was going to be interested in that level of detail for almost 400 pages. But I couldn't put it down. I wanted to know how it all turned out...Hicks has a way of telling all the details, while still beginning and ending each chapter in a story-like fashion, that makes you want to keep reading more. The book has an amazing balance of facts and flavor. The most significant value to me personally, was the realization of how little I had previously understood of what patients and their loved ones go through when someone is diagnosed with cancer - emotionally, physically, financially. I found myself reaching out to a friend who is 3 year in remission to ask if she thinks about it still. Her answer, as I expected, was every day..." - Sheila O'Rourke, amazon review

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