Hi April
I am sorry to read that your friend's mother is affected by cancer. I would suggest that you have a look at Petrea King's book on Amazon (link below) or on the Quest for Life site (link below). Petrea is an amazing and inspirational women who has outcome many challenges including Leukemia. Quest also offers a number of services that you can find on the site as well that support people with cancer.
Gai
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=petrea+king
http://www.questforlife.com.au/petreas-books
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