Hair Loss Due To Cancer Treatment Explained To Children In A Lighthearted Way In New Book

Sept. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- I, Amy Link, am a breast cancer survivor. Chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, appointments & medications were not so bad. As a mom, then age 38, with 2 young children, the hardest part was finding the words to explain to them what physical changes were going to happen to their mommy-specifically hair loss. This was my motivation to writing this book.

My Mommy Wears a Wig incorporates lighthearted humor with a message that hair loss is not to be scary. It's just part of the process of getting 'rid of the bad stuff in my body'. This 16 page book with adorable childlike illustrations talks about wig shopping, a hair shaving party & the ease of taking care of a wig. This book can be for anyone who will lose hair during any cancer treatment since I do not mention breast cancer in the book. Those patients who have breast cancer, ovarian cancer, bone cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, pancreatic cancer, woman's cancer or other cancer that may involve chemotherapy or a cancer treatment which will result in hair loss can find value in this book. It helps the adult explain hair loss when they don't know what to say to their children.

My Mommy Wears a Wig by Amy Link takes care of a need for those searching for self-help books when talking to young children about cancer & the physical changes they will see in their mommy and/or daddy. My oncologist, Dr. Generosa Grana, from the Cooper Cancer Institute in Camden, New Jersey has reviewed & praised this book & has been recommending this book to her patients. Also, my genetics counselor, Dana Farengo-Clark, from Cooper Genetics Program is using this book as a resource for her classes.

This is a great resource for school psychologists, librarians, teachers, guidance counselors, cancer survivor groups, self-help, motivational speakers, child psychologists, churches & grief counselors.

My Mommy Wears a Wig can be found at http://www.authorhouse.com. Many people who have read this book comment on the cute yet direct wording that allows a person to explain hair loss due to chemotherapy without it being overwhelming for the children. The children like the dog with hair on its nose from the hair shaving party and they also like the wig hanging up to dry in the bathroom.

Amy Piligno Link is a breast cancer survivor, mother & author. Amy was 8 years old when her mother, age 33, died of breast cancer and Amy was only 6 years old when her grandmother, in her 50s, died of breast cancer. Amy Link resides in southern New Jersey with her husband Jeffrey Link and their two children, Grayson Rose and Wheaton Alexander. Amy enjoys working with her husband in his landscaping business, Virgo's Landscaping & Nurseries, LLC as well as volunteering in her community. She enjoys cooking, baking, riding horses and just being a mom. Amy believes there is a positive for every negative and this book is just one of the many.  This book was published by AuthorHouse.com and is available on their website http://www.authorhouse.com

Amy Piligno LInk will be doing many book signings in the near future and the first one will be in Pitman, New Jersey on September 25, 2009 on Broadway next to the theater. Amy will also be involved with Kennedy Health Systems events & Cooper Cancer Institute Events.

Everyone going through chemotherapy needs something to make them smile and this book will do just that

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Books by Amy features books for children who may have parents going through a serious illness and may lose their hair due to treatment. These books help parents explain the hair loss in a lighthearted way which makes the children smile.