(published by Ginninderra Press 2011)
Claire Laishley wasn't particularly concerned when she found a lump in her breast. She'd had two others removed over the years, both benign, and at the time the doctor had intimated there would probaly be more. But this time it was different.
The Diary of Delores D'Lump covers the period from the day a diagnosis of cancer was made to twelve months down the track. It is a powerful story that takes the reader on an emotional journey through the harsh treatment regime which, in Claire's case, leads to unexpected and life threatening side effects.
Like her first book My Mother is my Daughter, which told the story of how dementia in her mother changed the dynamic of their relationship, the author manages to inject humour into what many would feel was yet another humourless subject. But along with her humour, there is a blunt honesty in her writing. She is not afraid to detail her emotional lows, and many will relate to her story.