Wait, It Gets Worse

Lydia Slaby was 33 years old and had everything she believed would make her happy: three fancy private school degrees, a successful husband who was in the inner circles of Barack Obamas presidential campaign, a high-paying job as an attorneyeven an enviable yoga practice. But under the surface Lydias life was in free fall. Her new marriage was one argument after another, she had a job she never wanted, and for some reason she had begun to rapidly lose weight, eventually turning a strange shade of yellowish-green. When she made a doctors appointment to talk about the toll of extreme stress, she was instead admitted with a diagnosis of lymphoma. As a cancer survivor, Lydia tries to piece back together her marriage, her career, and her own worth. Its an imperfect rebirth, but perfection is something she must abandon if she is to find a new, calm, healthy life.