Glittering a Turd: How surviving the unsurvivable taught me to live: The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller

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Kris doesn’t like to be called inspirational or brave just because she has this disease, and I know so many people who agree with her. And yet I still feel anyone who lives with a chronic or terminal condition, and really LIVES with it, is inspirational. I know how hard chronic illnesses can be, and whilst my chronic pain is nowhere near a terminal cancer diagnosis, my belief still stands. To get such a life-changing diagnosis so young is... I have no words, and I went throught it, although my diagnosis was not cancer, and my recovery and remission was (is) shorter than what Kris went through, I could relate so much.

Her writing is honest and brutal, and it needs to be. If people take away one message from this book , it should be this, above all else, don't ever take no for an answer, particularly from a doctor. Question everything!!!!! Came home Dec 23rd 2008 and went straight to GP. Saw different GP, didn’t examine me. Wasn’t concerned. Suggested I changed the pill. But instead I came off the pill. My second thank you to Kris is for the resilience, in reading this book I have realised that I’ve never known such a hardship - it has both humbled me and given me such a respect for you and the many others that have felt such struggle. It has put things into perspective and taught me that no day will be too hard.

This is the type of book where there are certain parts that the reader can identify with , it doesn't matter who you are there will be something in the book that will speak to you and that is what is beautiful about it , its a book that doesn't exclude anybody. You will go through a rollercoaster of events , you will ride the highs and the lows , you will be happy and you will cry your eyes out . Comedian Darren Harriott has come a long way since he was car sharing his way around the UK as a teenager looking to forge a career in stand up comedy. Most recently you’ll find him slicing his way across the ice on the latest season of Dancing on Ice, on numerous panel shows and comedy stages after being nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Show Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and 2019. Kris's story should make you feel grateful for every second you're alive. It's a testament to her positivity, empathy, bravery and her unfailing sense of humour' Dermot O'Leary Please do rate and review the podcast as it helps others discover it, and if you want to share the story of how you've glittered your turd, send a voice note or WhatsApp to the Turd Hotline >>> +44 (0)776 923 7544

I remember when Kris and Coppafeel first came to the public knowledge - I can’t believe that’s over a decade ago now!Kris Hallenga is absolutely right in seeking second opinions, questioning her specialists, enquiring about the latest treatments. She has had to learn the incredibly shitty way of medical negligence and incompetence. What an inspiring story of a 23 year olds journey with what started as breast cancer during a pandemic. I loved how witty it was and how the authors spirits were so high. I’ve read a few memoirs and this was so powerful. Hallenga founded Coppafeel!, which educates young people about the signs and symptoms of cancer, after she was diagnosed with Stage 4, secondary, incurable breast cancer aged 23. She was told she stood a one in10 chance of surviving beyond five years and Unbound said the launch marks 11 years since her diagnosis. Hallenga said: “This book will shine a new perspective on survival. I‚Äôve survived the un-survivable for 11 years, and am slowly figuring out why. It‚Äôs my discoveries that can help the most ordinary of people, with the most normal of life‚Äôs problems, learn from a normal girl with an extraordinary story. In doing so I hope to take away the very conditioned fear that has been instilled in us at the word ‘cancer‚Äô.”