Nicole offers her own experience on how she got through difficult times as help for us all. Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine; radiotherapy; a brain haemorrhage; blindness; loss of movement; chemotherapy; more chemotherapy; loss of hearing; more radiotherapy; more surgery. Nicole also: raised thousands of pounds for charity; passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study; gone abseiling; visited New York; had meetings with royalty and government ministers; been the subject of a BBC TV documentary; won numerous national and local awards; and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Talk to the Hand is a contination of Nicole's very full life story; her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises; and makes apparent just why all who were in contact with her found her inspiring, funny and unforgettable.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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When Nicole Dryburgh was 11, she was diagnosed with a tumour on her spine and was treated by surgery and radiotherapy, successfully everyone thought. Then in December 2002, she became desperately ill. A brain haemorrhage left her blind, and unable to move and in January 2003, her mother was told that Nicole had only a few weeks to live. But Nicole defied all
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