Kim Stanley's new book, Thank You, Lord Jesus!, chronicles the many battles she has had to fight during her life. When Stanley was 15, doctors discovered that she had Stage IV Hodgkin's disease, and they predicted that she had less than eight months to live. Stanley went into remission but then suffered a collapsed lung, which was removed. Later, physicians discovered a tumor, wrapped around her windpipe, and it, too, was removed. In 1993, Stanley suffered serious injuries and her son, Christopher, died when they were thrown from their SUV in a car accident. In 2000, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and most recently she underwent surgery to remove malignant lymph nodes in her neck. The 37-year-old Ohio native is now cancer-free. Stanley says that she has written her new book to share God's love and to offer hope and encouragement to others.
The book's original title, You're One Fucking Son of a Bitch, Jesus!, was rejected on the grounds that it might alienate the target demographic: idiots.
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