Published by KotaPress
   Photo by Tandi Rogers
   Design by Hawk Jones
   ISBN 1-929359-16-0
No longer available here, but please contact the author throu her site at: www.bonemarrowboogie.com

Bone Marrow Boogie
by Janie Starr


We all hit a brick wall at some time in our lives. Starr's rose up inside her body in the form of a cancerous tumor lurking behind her chest wall and growing fast. With rare honesty, humor, and shine, Starr recounts her early terror and ultimate triumph as she scaled that wall and danced her jig on top.

Cancer has crept into most peoples lives one way or another, but we don't have to be a member of the tribe in order to resonate with Bone Marrow Boogie.

It is as much about love, family, and community, and about staying full present and alive during a mid-life crisis as it is a story of illness and recovery. It could have been divorce, remarriage, building a home, or even winning the lottery.

Big events call for a big response, and for Starr that included walking the talk and living to tell her story. She wrote because it satisfied her, it brought her into relationship with others, and because she thought it might make a difference to the rest of us. She got that right.

Excerpt
While I was sick, I learned to love me slow...The dance that was my life shifted from a high-speed twist to one of those slow dances we used to do in college - bodies draped around each other and feet shuffling softly. I went from being the show-off in the center of the dance floor to a contented voyeur, taking pleasure from watching the actions of others. I was as purposeful as ever, but my attention was focused on healing, and that required me to get quiet for perhaps the first time in my life.

Author Bio
Janie Starr holds master's degrees in public health and clinical psychology. In the mid '80's she left her private practice to work for issues related to peace, justice, and community building. She has been a passionate speaker and writer on topics ranging from adolescent development and human sexuality to the nuclear threat, environmental sustainability, diversity, and more recently, cancer. She lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with her family and dog, Wendal.

Author photo was taken by Cheryl Hanna-Truscott

Visit Janie's website at www.bonemarrowboogie.com

Proceeds
All profits to the author will be donated to the White Oak Farm & Education Center, c/o Taylor Starr
PO Box 450, Williams, OR 97544. To buy the book, contact the author at www.bonemarrowboogie.com