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EC Stilson has authored over ten novels, novellas, and children’s picture books. Two of her memoirs, THE GOLDEN SKY and HOMELESS IN HAWAII, have become No. 1 bestsellers on Amazon for women’s memoir.
Since 2011, through fundraisers, book donations, and national radio interviews, EC Stilson has helped raise thousands of dollars for organizations such as Angel Watch, Portneuf Medical Center, the Pregnancy Resource Center, the American Diabetes Association, and Primary Children's Hospital.
When she's not working as a copy editor, she's parenting, fiddling, writing, or speaking at events for infant-loss support groups or cancer awareness organizations.
Her most recent memoir, RING THE BELL, came out in 2023 and details the author's battle with stage four melanoma.
Reviewed by Joanne Ang for Readers' Favorite
Ring the Bell by EC Stilson is a memoir of the author’s cancer journey. People often take the luxury of living for granted, being too caught up with things in life that don’t end up mattering that much in the bigger picture. But that’s life; as humans, it’s in our nature to take things for granted… until something happens that changes our world in a split second. For Elisa, that split second came when her oncologist announced that her cancer had returned. Not knowing how much more time she has left, she has to find a way to live her life the way she wants to live it. In this memoir, Elisa will share how death opened her eyes and heart, helping her find the true purpose to life, however long that may be.
Ring the Bell is an empowering memoir about the author’s courageous journey living with cancer. Right from the very beginning, this powerful memoir teaches readers to embrace their reality, even if it’s not what they expected in the first place. The courage and hope in this book are so contagious that it pours right off the pages. I also appreciate how this memoir focuses on realistic goals, like a bucket list filled with the simplest pleasures that make us happy, and to process and overcome our fears. This book is a great example to readers of how to cope when everything is spiraling out of control. Essentially, Ring the Bell by EC Stilson is about appreciating every moment that God has given us, as every millisecond is just as precious as the next days, months, or years.
