Cancer survivor Lori Hope is the author of the top rated cancer support book,

Help Me Live: 20 things people with cancer want you to know.

Hope speaks and writes about how to support people rendered especially vulnerable by any serious life challenge. An award-winning producer of more than 20 documentaries, and a former medical reporter and newspaper editor, Hope uses her skill as a communicator to inspire people to find the joy in helping others.

Her book has been featured in media including the Wall Street Journal, Time and Redbook magazines, and she has spoken about how to help people with cancer on NBC's "Today Show", ABC News, and at dozens of conferences of the American Cancer Society and other organizations. A professional blogger, Hope's work has appeared in Newsweek, on Oprah, and numerous other print, broadcast, and online media.

Hope loves passionately delivering her message of hope, humor, and the importance of caring communication, and welcomes your input and feedback.

Watch Hope on NBC's "Today Show", sharing tips on how to best support people with cancer, in "Confronting Cancer Today."

Read Hope's interview in Time Magazine, "How to Talk to a Friend with Cancer."

Read Hope's advice in the Wall Street Journal: "How to Support a Loved One Reeling From a Cancer Diagnosis."

Join "what helps. what hurts. what heals." on Facebook, and share your stories, thoughts, and feelings.

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