A Year Lost, A Life Gained

Suzanne Dalton has accomplished much in her life—she is an artist, writer, actor, graphic designer, and program manager. The one undertaking for which she did not sign up was breast cancer. In her new memoir, humor guides Suzanne through difficult decisions about treatments, surgeries, and reconstruction. Her story, told through witty letters to friends, includes a party before surgery, a zany poodle, and refusal to let cancer define her.