With the intention of inspiring and offering hope to those facing the physical and spiritual challenges of surviving illness, The Healing Project is a collection of books featuring the stories of cancer survivors and survivors of other life-changing illnesses.

Founded by breast cancer survivor, publisher and successful businesswoman Debra LaChance, The Healing Project began from a place of personal cancer survivorship.

When LaChance was diagnosed with breast cancer, she said, "I would forever be tagged as someone who had cancer. It is a strange feeling and at first blush, a really lonely place to be. I knew my friends and family would care, but would anyone else? It would not take long to find that answer - and in learning of the infinite capacity of others to give of themselves."

The first volumes, Voices of Lung Cancer and Voices of Alzheimer's, are set to be released this coming May. Project editor Richard Day Gore, who is a thyroid cancer survivor sensitive to the issues of cancer survivorship, is putting out a call for breast cancer survivor stories.

"We are hoping to publish a breast cancer volume in the Fall. We have received many wonderful submissions of great depth and emotional impact, but we need more to fill out the volume and, hopefully, to fill additional volumes in the future." If you are a breast cancer survivor who would like to share your personal story as part of The Healing Project anthologies, visit The Healing Project website for details.

Debra LaChance, a breast cancer survivor, has a love for books and a desire to help others affected by cancer or chronic illness. She has started a project of collecting inspirational stories from survivors, and plans to publish the stories in a collection of healing books. The Healing Project is currently seeking stories from and about people dealing with cancer and life-changing illnesses for a series of anthologies to be published later this year.

When LaChance, a successful businesswoman, was diagnosed with breast cancer, she said, "I would forever be tagged as someone who had cancer. It is a strange feeling and at first blush, a really lonely place to be. I knew my friends and family would care, but would anyone else? It would not take long to find that answer - and in learning of the infinite capacity of others to give of themselves."

The Healing Project is LaChance's way of helping those who have helped heal not just her disease for now, but her soul forever. If you are a cancer survivor and have a personal story that you would like included in the collection of healing books, contact The Healing Project for details. Writers will be paid, but it does not specify, at this time, the amount of payment. Professional writers are welcome to the project. If you are not a professional writer and need help writing your story, writers are available to assist you. The Healing Project is looking for real stories by real survivors.