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RISE Book Club
Reading for Inspiration, Support, and Empowerment
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Open to survivors, thrivers, and caregivers of any cancer residing in Hawaii! The book club meets online on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7 PM. We will cover a few chapters of our current book each session.
Current Book
The Cafe on the Edge of the World
by John Strelecky
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Summary
A simple and profoundly life-changing story about life's most important questions.
In a small cafe at a location so remote it stands in the middle of the middle of nowhere, a visitor finds three unusual questions on the back of a menu.
Why are you here?
Do you fear death?
Are you fulfilled?
With this food for thought and the guidance of three people at the cafe, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
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Next Session
Date: Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Next Book
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
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Summary
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naïve medical student into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.
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When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.
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First Session
Date: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom
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During registration, please add the "Free Book" ticket to your order to receive your free copy of the book!
Past Books
Contact Information
For more information or questions, please contact us at hello@breastcancerhawaii.org or call us at 808.215.0303.