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  • Welcome to the Bright: The Winding Path from Survivor to Thrivor

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Welcome to the Bright: The Winding Path from Survivor to Thrivor Kindle Edition

by Lisa Febre (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars (30)

“Febre’s writing is at its most lyrical, starting off quietly and gently, then swelling to a crescendo of awe before calming to a resolute whisper of self-affirmation. Welcome to the Bright is a celebration not only of the life we’ve lived but of the living we have yet to do.” –Troy Hollan, award-winning author of Clucked

After a year-long battle with Stage-4C Colon Cancer, 48-year-old Lisa finally heard the words she had been hoping for: no visible sign of disease. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments were over, she was technically disease free, and it was time to celebrate that success.

She never expected how difficult it would be to transition from colon cancer patient to colon cancer survivor.

Beginning a new regimen of treatments meant to prevent a recurrence, she faced the daunting task of returning to her former life. Plagued with debilitating panic attacks, she turns to nature to find the strength and inspiration she needs to navigate her rocky post-cancer recovery.

Welcome to the Bright chronicles the year after Lisa's first clear scan and her discovery that the path through the second half of her life is going to be a long and winding road. Becoming a survivor is just the beginning.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D6111294
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 3, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 289 pages
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,102,430 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars (30)

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Lisa Febre

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Lisa Febre burst onto the writing scene in 2023 with her first book, a memoir about her battle with Stage-4 Colon Cancer titled Round The Twist: Facing the Abdominable. The book was well received, earning a 5-Star review from Readers’ Favorite, a Sublime Book Review rating of 5/5, and placing in the Finalist Category of several book awards.

The second book in the series, Welcome to the Bright, has already received enthusiastic early reviews, calling it “a celebration not only of the life we’ve lived but of the living we have yet to do.” The book is set to launch in October 2024. She is already working on the third and final installment.

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Lisa grew up in Rochester, NY, and slowly made her way across the country until she finally landed in Los Angeles. She performs throughout the L.A. area as a freelance cellist. A lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga yoga, she is also an avid trail runner/hiker, and volunteers with the California State Parks Department.

Lisa is a Mentor with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA) and has written several articles for the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) website. Lisa is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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  • LG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Survival
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    As a stage 3C Breast Cancer Survivor along with 11 years of treatment, I was very interested in reading the story about this young woman’s battle with Colon Cancer. The author details in very descriptive writing every step of her journey. The medical and emotional detail provided allows the reader to visualize her pain, mental and physical state and her determination to live beyond her doctor’s expectations. The author’s strength and her positive fighting attitude are leading the way to her survival. Survivors are not victims, they are masterminds of their own destiny through whatever means they deem necessary.
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  • Patricia Stevenson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Bright! Amazing journey
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    I have read both of Lisa’s books. No one knows what a cancer survivor/thrivor experiences if not personally involved with the person. How special that this woman took to sharing her difficult journey so that others might gain knowledge from her experience. First and foremost when something doesn’t feel right act now, don’t wait until it’s too late. Find the doctors that will listen and proceed with testing that might need to be completed. Thank you Lisa for writing such amazing books and continuing to pursue your music your yoga, hiking, and helping others. Wishing you well.
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  • KGSO
    5.0 out of 5 stars What it takes to be a thriver
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    Welcome to the Bright is the author's reflections of surviving colon cancer. Lisa Febre recounts details of the trauma of living through a life-altering diagnosis and illness of colon cancer and how isolating trauma can make a survivor feel. It's not enough to simply survive an ordeal. Rather, to truly thrive, one must learn to heal from the effects a traumatizing illness has on a person physically, emotionally, and mentally. I appreciate how Lisa is able to convey these challenges and how she overcame them with clarity and a storyteller quality that makes reading every part of her book educational and enjoyable. Her struggles are similar to what I have read from other people experiencing a traumatic, life-altering event; therefore, anyone who has struggled will find value in Lisa's story.
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  • Lucille Guarino
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    After reading Welcome to the Bright, I fully realized the meaning behind the title. Having completed a chemo regimen and radiation treatments for cancer, author Lisa Febre describes what it was like trying to adjust to ‘normal’ again, using the analogy that it was like having to adapt to the light after being in darkness for a long period. It’s scary and overwhelming after a cancer diagnosis. Perspectives change. There are many thought-provoking metaphors like that in this book, where nature shares a strong analogy with the human body, and as she tries to move forward, Lisa sees a correlation between the bird who has gotten into her house and is trying to find its way out, but keeps hitting the window when an exit is clearly open. Beautifully written, Lisa shares her post-treatment experience with courage and honesty. For people living through it themselves or watching friends and loved one’s going through it, this book will open your eyes and give you a stronger sense of understanding and sensitivity, and especially relatability. An important book that touched me deeply.
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  • Eddie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2025
    Format: Paperback
    Beautiful, but so hard to read. These are things we don't want to think about---we avoid thinking about. This was a fresh perspective, though, about the things that happen after a cancer survivor is "declared" free of the disease. I learned so many things. Lovely, painful, worth the read.
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  • D. Heim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult but satisfying read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    I really don’t know how to describe this book. To characterize it as a memoir or survival story does not come close to capturing the spirit of this novel. By turns a meditation, travelogue and stream of consciousness examination of the psychological impact of cancer recovery, Febre turns a clear eye and very clever pen to the inconvenient truth of mortality. For all of us. A skilled author invites us to see ourselves in their world – this author insists on it. At times I felt I was whistling past the graveyard, imagining how I would respond to the idea of “no visible signs” of cancer and the day-to-day reality of ongoing treatment and the specter of recurrence. What was most surprising to me was the author’s complicated relationship with the chemo that she both hated and didn’t want to give up. I think this is a must read for anyone who either has or knows someone who is dealing with cancer. A difficult but ultimately satisfying read.
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  • brauth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Raw and powerful!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    What a raw, honest, powerful book. So well written and a must read for anyone dealing with cancer or who knows someone who is.
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  • G0
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimately Optimistic
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    Five stars for a beautifully written memoir that manages to be both searingly raw and ultimately optimistic. Join the author on her journey and you'll begin to understand the pain and challenges of a loved one battling cancer. What struck me most and will stay with me forever is the difficulty survivors can face post treatment. Are you ever really cancer-free? Highly recommended for anyone who is struggling or just wants to better understand and relate to someone dear to them. Brave and authentic. 5 stars!
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  • Karen M
    5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling read
    Reviewed in Australia on April 18, 2025
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    Lisa had me mesmerised by her wonderful, gritty, brutally honest first book, “ Round the Twist”. So I HAD to purchase “Welcome to the Bright” to continue following Lisa on her survivor’s journey.
    Again, Lisa captivates the reader with her amazing writing, her words making me feel like I was there with her, off to the side, quietly feeling and experiencing all of her emotions as she navigates her way through post-cancer recovery.
    Lisa has such a way with words, that you find yourself laughing with her sense of humour, reflecting with her grit and determination, then tearing up with her heartbreak as she lets you, the reader, in to her most precious inner thoughts.
    I truly loved how Lisa wove her experiences with cancer in with her love of nature, her dogs, the coyote, the hummingbird and the beautiful, symbolic butterfly. I wish I could hike the Miranda Trail with her.
    I highly recommend reading “ Welcome to the Bright” whether you or your loved ones have been touched by cancer or not, as it is an emotional, thought provoking, honest recount of what a cancer thrivor goes through, that stays with you long after you have turned the last page.
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