"After the wait, I was so happy to get this book. It's real, it's raw and it's funny. Mary has been through so much and came out the other side just as beautiful. This book would make an excellent gift for anyone dealing with cancer and for the loved ones so you see how to be so helpful. Mary shows the dedication to live through laughter and love."
- Kristi Blassberg
"Excellent book! Unique glimpse of a life-altering experience and how one person played the (crappy) hand she was dealt. Inspiring!"
- Amazon Customer
"An AMAZING journey from diagnosis to today. Anyone undergoing a life threatening/altering illness will benefit from Mary's story."
- Michael Colacicco
"You are so brave and beautiful and it is wonderful and empowering for you to share your journey. It helped me so much to get through my own battle." - Cheryl Phillips Raiken
"Humorous, thought provoking, and emotional. An authentic look at the trip through a battle with cancer. Good quick read." - Andrew Wetmore
"The best recommendation I can make for the book is to say that everyone should own it and read it. The book is a very easy read and when one chapter ends, you'll want to begin the next chapter right away. I highly recommend the book to anyone who has had leukemia or knows someone who has survived it." - Anonymous
"I just finished reading Be Positive To A Plus. For those who know me, know that I’m never at a loss for words. Today, I am. There are no words to describe this read. There’s not a chapter that didn’t make me laugh (and that’s hard to do, to make me really belly laugh) and cry. I mean, the kind of cry that comes from your rib cage and makes you want to comfort yourself. This astounding and funny woman is yes, a survivor, but also an "inspire-er!" I’m beyond inspired. My words don’t cut it. I urge anyone to buy a copy and read this book. I promise and I GUARANTEE you that you will touched with every emotion you know. My hat is off to her. I take with me so much from her experience. This book is SO good, that I’m going to read it again. I'm so inspired!! She's my silly, heart warming and non stoppable HERO!" - Mary Anne
"This book has changed my life! When this book was released, I was struggling to understand this beast we call cancer. A few of my friends were recently diagnosed and starting chemo and radiation treatment, and I didn't know how to deal with my emotions and thoughts. Mary's attitude in this book helped me to adjust mine! As I read this book, I laughed and cried many times. This book is a must read for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer. It helped me to learn and understand what my friends were going through, and because I read this book, I was better prepared to help and support them when needed. Everyone needs to read this book, if not for you, then for someone else. Mary's sense of humor and courage is amazing!" - Amazon Customer
"Mary writes with passion about her battles with, and victories over, her lethal form of AML blood cancer, and somehow manages to inject humor where most of us would only find terror and fear. Mary's courage shines through as she deals with months of pain and indignity while maintaining a warm and loving relationship with her friends, family and caregivers. This easy read gives us all a closer understanding of what it really means to be a survivor." - Theodore Hollander Jr.
"I have been forever changed after reading this thoughtful, funny and heartfelt book. The experience of the author is sad as well as incredibly inspiring. To laugh in the face of overwhelming odds is so very powerful especially when one is striving for survival amidst tremendous trials and tribulations. Thank you for writing this book." - Amazon Customer
"I enjoyed this book so much. It was a quick read while at the same time a very meaningful account of the real world struggles that a person who is unexpectedly diagnosed with a serious illness endures. The author is very relatable, and manages to fill the pages with tidbits of laughter even under such distressing circumstances. In the end, the book leaves you with a feeling of hope, which is the best medicine for the afflicted and their friends and family." - Marybeth