My newest (and probably last) STAR TREK novel, RESISTANCE, is in stores this week. I wrote it more than two years ago, while my husband was undergoing chemotherapy for nonHodgkins lymphoma.
The inscription "Heers to Hope" is the motto of my very dear friend Sara, who was told some years ago that her cancer, which had spread to her brain, was so advanced that she was terminal. She was sent home to get her affairs in order. Fortunately, Sara didn't listen to them. Her cancer went into full remission, and today she's pursuing a career in photography.
Heers to hope, everyone!
Comments (6)
Jeanne!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's Becky, up here in Oregon(you know..the Rainbow Bridge girl). Just wanted to pop by and say hi....and that I miss you...and that as I read your blogs I can hear you talking...and that I miss George too....and and and......and that I hope you aren't going insane trying to finish your book.
When I think of bellydancing and mental illnesses...I think of you(har har) =)
Lots of love,
Becky
Posted by Becky | August 27, 2007 8:49 AM
Posted on August 27, 2007 08:49
You are J.M. Dillard? How cool is that! I own this book, I plan to read it very soon. It was out here last week, so I bought it as soon as it came out.
Posted by Kailana | August 27, 2007 1:54 PM
Posted on August 27, 2007 13:54
Becky!!!!
Thanks for stopping by, Rainbow girl!
But... too late. I have already gone insane trying to finish this book. Mwah hah hah.
Kailana -- we TREK fans are everywhere.
Posted by Jeanne Kalogridis | August 27, 2007 6:15 PM
Posted on August 27, 2007 18:15
Dear bloggers, Jeanne is one of the kindest, most generous, and most talented of authors. I've known her for over 20 years and her spirit and passion has not diminished for her love of writing, as well as her generosity to her friends. I last physically saw Jeanne at a Star Trek convention in Georgia 11 years ago and I miss her. Her wild red hair that stores pens, the Nixon-nose, the gentle good humor of this woman has stayed with me. If this is Jeanne's swan song in the world of Trek, it is a sad day for the genre. Thank you, Jeanne, for a rip-roaring adventure in the world of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
Ensign John Allen
Posted by John Allen | August 28, 2007 7:39 PM
Posted on August 28, 2007 19:39
Jeanne, trutth, yuo ROCK. i SO love ya, an ya no tthat. indeed, i agree wt Ensign John Allen, evry wrrd.
i happn to thnk i ws one of yuor biggst fans, way bfor we happnd acros eechotthr's paths.....andd honnst to God, yuor frendship and sistrhood is tth gratest 'side efct' of all. glad its prmannt!
HEERS TO HOPE INDEED!
sara
Posted by sara | December 24, 2007 10:06 AM
Posted on December 24, 2007 10:06
My Sara, my sweet sister,
I want everyone to know how amazing Sara is. She is my dearest friend and I found her when my husband George was diagnosed with lymphoma. Sara is a cancer survivor in spades -- when her lymphoma spread to her brain, she was told to put her affairs in order. But Sara clung to hope -- and in fact started signing all her posts, Heers to Hope! (The disease affected her ability to spell -- but as she points out, spelling is way over-rated.)
If there's a living saint, it's Sara, and I adore her without reserve.
Posted by Jeanne Kalogridis | December 25, 2007 8:16 AM
Posted on December 25, 2007 08:16