My Big Breast Adventure

“I’m sorry to say you have breast cancer – an Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma to be exact,” said her doctor delivering the tough news right before Christmas 2013. “And there’s three ways we deal with breast cancer – cut, poison and burn.”

Such was the start of Jennifer McDonald’s ‘Big Breast Adventure’, the name she gave to a series of blogs penned

while going through two years of treatment. My Big Breast Adventure or How I Found the Dalai Lama in My Letterbox is a compilation of these posts, hailed as a must read for anyone facing a life or health crisis and those who care for them.


“A funny, serious and beautiful book.” - Dorothy Johnston author of Through a Camel’s Eye.


“Her grace and humility shine throughout in the face of what many of us would find a terrifying experience.”

- Diana Thompson author of Unbridled Passion.

“I can’t think of another book that makes cancer more understandable for the lay reader, and at the same time less fearful.” - Sara Dowse author of As the Lonely Fly.

“This is a gorgeous book. Jen reaches out with courage, absolute honesty and laugh-out-loud humour.”

- David Burton author of How to be Happy.