About the Book (100-word synopsis)
Adrienne Wilson is a depressed, suicidal teenager—until the day she receives a diagnosis of stage IV liver cancer. Facing the fight of her life, Adrienne discovers how much she wants to live. In Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, Andrea Wilson Woods chronicles her sister’s remarkable life from the time she was born to the day she dies at age fifteen. Written like a journal, Andrea takes the reader inside her and Adrienne’s journey explaining how she gained custody of Adrienne from their mother and how the sisters’ relationship evolved over time. Adrienne’s courageous spirit shines through as she squeezes more life into 147 days than most people do in a lifetime. From meeting Jay Leno to spending the day with Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction, Adrienne makes every moment count. As she lay dying, Adrienne teaches Andrea how to live.
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Andrea Wilson Woods is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a for-profit, social-benefit, digital health company. With Cancer U, Andrea synergizes her talents of coaching, writing, teaching, and advocacy. For over ten years, Andrea worked in the education field as a teacher and professor for public and private schools as well as universities. Andrea obtained her master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California; her nonfiction writing has won national awards.
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Podcast Interviews
Coming Up: Let's Chat About The Podcast,
Rise to the Challenge Podcast with Alex Burket
Going North Podcast with Dom Brightmon
“Squeaky Wheel; Helping Heal” Let’s Talk Legacy Podcast
“Remembering Adrienne: A Sister's Journey Through Love and Loss with Andrea Wilson Woods” Conversations with Rich Bennett Podcast
“Patient Advocacy and Death” Message Engineer Podcast
“Finding Joy in Storytelling” Sustaining Creativity Podcast
“Cancer Patient Advocacy with Andrea Wilson Woods” Speaking of Impact Podcast
What’s the Value Podcast with Terry McMullen
Bite The Orange Podcast with Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Fombu
Financial Freedom Podcast with Dr. Christopher Loo
“My Sister’s Keeper: Raising and Losing a Sister to Liver Cancer” Navigating Cancer Together Podcast with Talaya Dendy
“Self-Care for the Cancer Caregiver” Wellness and Wealth Podcast with Wendy Manganaro
“Living Courageously Through Adversity, Embracing Fear and Moving Forward” Fearless Freedom with Dr. G
“Dying With Dignity” Now Tell Us with Anthony Muiruri
“Having a Mission Bigger Than Yourself” Speaking Podcast with Roy Coughlan
The Heartland Author Podcast with Aaron Apollo Camp
“Blue Faery Liver Cancer Advocacy” The Patient Speaks with Mark Stinson
“Channeling your grief to make it a better world” The KAJ Masterclass Live
“Marketing Mistakes in Medical Memoir” UnMiss Podcast
“Cancer University Startup” When It Worked Podcast with Julian Leahy
“Conquer Cancer with Cancer University” Journey with Christian D. Evans Podcast
“Positively Impacting a Cancer Patient's Journey” Recipe for Success Podcast with Nancy Giacolone
Showing Up: Perspectives on Cancer with host and cancer survivor Tim Sohn
Lady Empire Podcast with Elle Madsen
“Gaining custody of her sister, only to lose her to liver cancer” At The Crossroads with The Naked Podcaster
“Love beyond loss: Andrea Wilson Woods” Letting Grow Podcast with Claire Villarreal
“How to influence healthcare and treatment research” Podfluence with John Ball
“How to Write and Market a Bestselling Memoir” Write With Impact Podcast with Glenn Leibowitz
Dr. Paul's Family Talk on Impact Radio USA
“Being an Advocate for Cancer Care” Thought Leaders to Watch with Starlett Henderson
“Resilience with Andrea Wilson Woods” Lead the People Podcast with Matt Poepsel, PhD
“Swinging Back at Bipolar” on Let’s (Not) Talk About It Podcast
“Getting the Numbers Right and Cancer” on Plays by Mahmud Podcast
“An Honest Conversation About Surgical Menopause” on Thriving Thru Menopause Podcast with Clarissa Kristjansson
Anti-Cancer Book Club with Robin and Pat
Get Real Podcast with Anna Crowe
“Dying With Dignity” on the Arts for the Health Podcast
“A Life in 147 Days” And Then Everything Changed Podcast with Ronit Plank
“Better Off Bald” Choosing Hope: Living Courageously Through Adversity with Munira Premji
Selflessly Selfish Servant Leader with Dr. Brian Harman
Breakfast Leadership Show with Michael Levitt
My teenage sister's journey through stage 4 hepatocellular carcinoma An interview hosted by Dr. Anees Chagpar
“Time is of the Essence: Living a Remarkable Life in 147 Days” Game Changer Mentality Podcast with Rodney Flowers
“Unconditional Love & Strength: The mission of Andrea Wilson Woods” Relish the Journey Podcast with Myles Biggs
“How Cancer Taught Her To Live” Minding Wellness Podcast with Claudia Cometa
“Andrea: Life is Change” CallCast Podcast with Adam Weber
Dr. D’s Social Network with Dr. Darian Parker
“On Her Mission To End Liver Cancer” Let’s Have This Conversation Podcast with Kevin McShan
“What Self Care Looks Like” The Experimental Leader Podcast with Melanie Parish
“When Cancer Hits—Get Practical & Educated” Modern Longevitarian Podcast with Scott Stanfield
The B2B Podcast by The App Guys with Austin Miller
The Shay Rowbottom Show with Shay Rowbottom
“Challenging Times That Brought Empowering Lessons” Beyond Your WHY podcast with Dr. Gary Sanchez
“Responding to Personal and Workplace Adversity” Human Capital Innovations Podcast with Dr. Jonathan H. Westover
Walk The Line Podcast with Ryan Walker
“Long Distance Attraction to Addicts” The XXO Podcast with Jason Lebowitz
Winning at Business and Life Podcast with Professor Pete Alexander
“Mental Resilience In The Digital Age” Join Mayshad live workshop
“Talking Cancer and Resiliency” What’s Your Purpose Podcast with Joey Chandler
”Patient Advocacy Tips And Encouragement For Caregivers” Set To Lead Podcast with Mary Ann Samedi
“Shifting Perspectives on Possibility” Rebellation podcast interview with Shirley Billson
“Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days” The Mark Struczewski Podcast
Call Me Crazy podcast with the founders of Dope Dog
Limitless Nation TV podcast interview with Donavon Hunteman
Achieve podcast interview with Aseem Giri
One Percent podcast interview with Truitt Taylor
Mission Matters podcast interview with Brian Torres
“The Fear of Change” Build Your Success podcast interview with Brian Brogen
Hit Like A Girl podcast interview with Joy Rios and Robin Roberts
“Being a mother for her sister” Grief Dreams podcast interview with Dr. Joshua Black
A Pretty Normal Podcast podcast interview with Xavier Diaz
“Helping Patients and Families Cope with a Cancer Diagnosis” Spend Less On Healthcare podcast interview with Dr. Josh Luke
Where’s The Grief? podcast interview with Jordon Ferber
Grief and Rebirth podcast interview with Irene Weinberg
“Changing the Cancer Journey” Get Gutsy podcast interview with Jenny Fenig
I Love Success podcast interview with Peter Jumrukovski
Author Hour podcast interview with Nikki Van Noy
WERC 105.5 Birmingham radio interview Alabama’s Morning News
How to Use Your Story To Change the World, Breast Friends Cancer Support Radio Network on VoiceAmerica
“Better Off Dead: How one fatalistic thought forced me to face my fear of change” The Change Book Radio Show with Deb Crowe
Articles/Other
The JOURNEY 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Overcoming Adversity Non-Fiction (press release)
Birmingham Entrepreneur Wins International Writing Contest For Memoir Featuring Cancer Loss (press release)
“Top 8 Inspiring Books for Cancer Patients” Joel’s Books
Announcing the Winners of the 28th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards Writer’s Digest (press release)
“On the Frontline in the War Against Cancer” Valiant CEO Magazine
Management of YOU: Estate Planning, Living Will, and End-of-Life Decisions American Liver Foundation, The Educated Patient HCC Conference
Online Interview The Cancer Hub with S.A. Ledlie
“Committed to Change: Blue Faery’s Fight Against Liver Cancer” Cure
“37 Inspiring Books Women Need to Read to Feel Empowered” Improve Her Health
“How a Health Tech Entrepreneur Built Client Trust using MeetEdgar” MeetEdgar User Spotlight
Cancer Health Summer Edition 2020
“Book Budget Breakdown” Independent Book Publishers Association
“28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated” CEO Blog Nation
“Three Necessary Pillars to Revolutionize Clinical Trial Design” Onco’Zine
“What the Patient Wants” Nancy’s List
Author Interview Books Charming
Author Interview My Book Place
“6 Books to Help You Find Meaning in Your Work” Inc Magazine
“Ideas in the Wild: How Andrea Wilson Woods is Honoring Her Sister’s Memory and Inspiring Others to Find Cancer” ThriveGlobal
Author Interview Awesome Gang
Medical Memoir Reveals Truth About Liver Cancer (press release)
Blue Faery, Liver Cancer and the Promise of New Drugs, Cancer Health
Shooting for the Moon: Sisterhood and Strength in the Face of HCC, Patient Worthy
“We are all going to die” — so let’s talk about it, urges Medicine X speaker, SCOPE
Andrea Wilson helps cancer patients use their stories for advocacy, Cancer Knowledge Network