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At age 11, Nicole was a typical, active girl. By age 18, she is blind, unable to walk following a stroke and just about in remission from cancer. This book is the story of those in-between 7 years and what went wrong and, surprisingly, right.
I was a bit apprehensive about reviewing this one because I thought either it would be quite sad and depressing, or it would be all American, happy clappy, [[''Chicken Soup for the Soul]]''-esque. You don't expect the first thoughts of a normal teenager going through cancer treatment to be "Ooh, let's see if I can write a book about this" and so you have to wonder whether Nicole is normal, but from a few pages in you clearly establish that she is, and what's more, that she's alive and kicking.
The book is mainly Nicole's diary in her own words, but it is supplemented by notes from her mother (from times Nicole was too sick to remember) and messages from her teachers, doctors and school friends. In the middle there are some pages of colour photos which chart her decline in health, from an active pre-teen doing gymnastics in her bedroom, to an 18 year old with limited mobility, virtually no sight and the short locks signifying a recent bout of chemo.
