When first undergoing treatment for cancer, Sigourney Cheek sometimes didn't have the energy to do anything more than sleep. So she created an e-mail list of eighteen people and logged on to give updates when she could. Soon that list grew to 160 contacts, forming a sacred community of healing in cyberspace. The exchange of communications became an antidote for the isolation of illness, and a rallying point of hope for Sigourney, as she faced her disease and continued to live her life with humor, realism, and joy.

About the Author:

Sigourney Woods Cheek earned a bachelor's degree in art history from Manhattanville College and studied on the graduate level at Vanderbilt University. Active for many years in the Nashville fine arts community, she co-founded the Antiques and Garden Show as a fundraiser for Cheekwood, chaired the Iroquois Steeplechase, and has filled many other leadership roles. She and her husband, James H. Cheek III, reside in Nashville; they have three sons and two grandchildren.

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