Winner of the 2022 Living Now Book Award for HealthWellnessFeatured In The Washington Posts ampampamp3410 Books To Read In May 2021ampampamp34ampampamp10ampampamp10A surprisingly open memoir coauthored by the married duo of a world class oncologist and a cancer survivor about love pain hope strength and resilience while navigating the overwhelming breast cancer advocacy movement. ampampamp10ampampamp10Off Our Chests recounts the story of Liza and Johns experience with her diagnosis and treatment. Written in alternating voices Liza details her treatment the complex decisions she had to make throughout her course of chemotherapy and radiation including clinical trial participation and an elective double mastectomy the added complexity of being treated at the cancer center of which John was the chief of hematology and oncology and the emotional impact of knowing she may die as a young woman with young children.ampampamp10ampampamp10John who lost his own mother to cancer at the age of 13 provides an inside look into the world of cancer care and research but also the perspective of someone who understands the medicine but who was unprepared for assuming the role of caregiver and worried husband.