Closer To Fine

Closer To Fine

Closer to Fine is an autobiographical novel about one woman’s incredible journey back from the brink of a devastating prognosis and the healing powers of love. It is as much a love song to her family, as it is a scathing diatribe against the health care system in Canada.

At the age of forty-five, Ruth Kelley is diagnosed with melanoma and given a fifty-fifty chance of survival. With heroic determination, and refusing to accept the resignation with which the doctors treat her case, Ruth pursues all the alternatives: goes south of the border for surgery, threatens to sue the Canadian government, tries medical marijuana and every alternative therapy under the sun.

The results are both hilarious and agonizing.

And all of this while juggling a successful career as a screenwriter and volunteer fundraiser, and the demands of motherhood with a blended family of six children. Throughout the experience, her husband, Robert, provides unerring support, until, once in the clear, he too experiences his own hilarious collapse.

At once uplifting and heartbreaking, Closer to Fine is an intimate story about beating the odds, of defying complacency and triumphing over adversity.

Anyone who has ever suffered a setback will find something to laugh and cry about in this book If you or anyone you know has been diagnosed with cancer you will want to read this book. It will help you to understand what lies ahead, how to prepare for the unexpected and how to continue to live and love through adversity.