So sorry! I didn't see this message until now... saw "asked your advice" up top and came looking...

> 4 years was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I am VERY happy about this and I
> will explain why in a minute.

I'm happy you're happy. I'm sure it has to be a *huge* relief to finally have an answer (and a non-deadly one at that!).

> you tell them there is some thing wrong make sure they LISTEN TO YOU!!!!!

I have so little respect for at least half the medical profession! I speet on dem!! I know that sounds idiotic and ungrateful to a lot of people, but several times in my own family, my lack of respect for their opinions and insistence on doing my own research and demanding they do what needs to be done has saved lives (which is really scary because you can count my entire extended and distant family without even using your toes, plus the fact that we hardly ever go to doctors so the rate of potentially disastrous problems is shocking).

Part of the problem is that there is just too much to know -- far too much for any person to keep up with -- but it's the arrogance that kills people. I swear, if I were a doctor these days, I'd be looking everything up just to be sure, and feeding symptom complexes into my computer in case I was overlooking some possibility.

Good luck to you!! Be sure to let us know how you're doing.

> Anyway enough of that. This is where you come in MaaMaw (or anyone with
> advise) I was thinking about writing an ebook about the whole experience
> and I know you have written a couple of ebooks but I am not sure how to
> start it.

Only one -- Blubber Blowout. I have a whole pile in progress, but at the rate I do things, I expect they'll always be in progress.

Any advice that follows is based on zero experience:

> I would like to start at the begining and end it with the
> hopeful,full recovery process and try to throw in some good advise along
> the way,but what if someone else has the same idea?

Someone else does. IMHO, someone else has written just about everything -- but that doesn't matter. Look in any bookstore -- a bzillion books on the same subject. That shouldn't be a reason not to do it.

> Are there copywrites
> on ebooks?

There's a copyright on everything you write, whether or not you register it with the Copyright office. At least write your copyright notice on it though.

> But then again my story would be different from theirs.

Yes it would.

If I were going to write it, I would do it from the point of view of a problem people have -- i.e., their doctor not listening to them. Tell your story first, or throughout, and offer solutions to the problem. I've got one in the works along the same lines -- no personal story, but several family members and friends. Also one on how to talk to your doctor when they blow you off.

Would people buy it? I have no idea. But I do know it's a huge problem. The most assertive people turn to mush when they talk to their doctor, and it makes me want to scream.

Sorry I can't be more helpful, but like I say, my experience is zilch.

All I know for sure is that you shouldn't worry that it's already been done. Everything's been done.

Luv,