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Alexandra lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and family. In 2008, she published her memoir, "The Ashes of Innocence." Shortly after, she was diagnosed with AML Leukemia. A highly personal decision to write about her journey, Alexandra does not shy away from the big questions about life and death. She offers insight into her triumphs and tragedies of living daily with a life-threatening illness. Her honesty will resonate for those facing a similar diagnosis ~ to understand, to heal and to find hope, support, laughter and courage.
Alexandra's memoir "The Ashes of Innocence" is a cross-continental journey in human growth and wisdom. It combines accurate historical facts with authentic descriptions of Ukrainian, European and Canadian life. It is also a record of the devastating effects of WWII on the lives of countless displaced persons (DPs)around the world, especially children.
It is a story of Alexandra's passion to find her father. She felt complete displacement growing up without him in her life. As she entered her teens, she discovered that her father might very well be alive. The memoir is raw and real and as her story unfolds was she finally going to find answers to the secrets and lies that smothered her early years!!
To order your copy of "Hope is My Absolute, My Journey with Acute Monocytic Leukemia" or "The Ashes of Innocence" please visit her website at http://www.alexandratesluk.com
A percentage of royalties will earmarked to leukemia research.
Reviewed by Robert Rose for Readers' Favorite
When you’re facing cancer and the prospect of terrifying treatments – or death – hope gives you strength to go on. This book takes you through Alexandra’s ordeal. She discusses with brutal honesty her fears, her anger, and her confusion while her hope was pushed to the brink. The relationships with doctors are critical as each patient needs to understand what to expect in her treatment, but the clear explanations should be made compassionately. Her doctor joined her "on the battlefield.”
Her particular cancer often carries a bad prognosis. Once a diagnosis is made anyone can use the Internet to find the answer that the doctor may not fully explain as he may be trying to be protective. The trouble is that you may select the worse case scenarios. Without knowing or understanding your case you may put yourself through unnecessary pain. Alexandra does a thorough job as she takes you through her initial symptoms, when the dreaded C-word was uttered, the specific treatments (and their side effects), and in her case, remissions. I know about plurals of remissions as my mother had cancer treated in 1963 and she lived in the shadow of recurrence until it hit again in 1995 and it killed her.
Rather than give the specifics of her ordeal, I wish to stress HOPE and her remission. She gives a mantra at the end of the book. “Keep life simple. Diet and exercise play a significant role. Fresh fruits and vegetables color my plate; I eat less meat and enjoy fresh fish. I could easily become a vegan. A low fat diet is as important as well as eliminating white sugar. Physical activity was on the agenda as I regained my strength day by day. I needed to pace myself and rest periods were important.”
Her advice is as useful for preventing as for coping with cancer. It does what it promised, that Hope is Absolute.
