You don’t get a guidebook when your world flips upside down with a diagnosis. Until now. When the ground disappears beneath you, where do you even begin? This guided journal was created for the terrifying beginning and the messy middle of receiving a life-changing diagnosis. Whether it's cancer, chronic illness, or any condition that turns your world upside down. These pages offer a place to land when you don't know where else to turn? When Theresa Williams was diagnosed with Stage 3C triple-negative breast cancer at the start of the global pandemic, she learned the hard way what it takes to survive: enduring chemo and radiation alone, surgeries without visitors, six unanswered calls to psychologists, and doctors who dismissed her until it was almost too late. What she discovered in the rubble - resilience, rituals, raw humor, and the fierce power of self-advocacy - became the blueprint for this journal. This isn’t another fluffy notebook. At 251 pages , The Survival Mode Companion Journal is a lifeline for anyone navigating cancer, chronic illness, or any life-altering diagnosis. Inside you’ll find: Guided prompts to help you process fear, grief, identity shifts, and flickers of hope Burn Letter + Sacred Rage pages to release what weighs you down Grounding tools for emotional release and nervous system reset Practical rituals you can actually use on the hardest days Expansive space to write, rage, cry, laugh, and remember how far you’ve come. Raw. Honest. Sometimes blunt. Always real. This journal doesn’t shy away from the terrifying beginning or the messy middle. It sits with you in the waiting rooms, the sleepless nights, and the spaces no one prepares you for. And it whispers back: You are not alone. Whether you are newly diagnosed, walking through treatment, or living in survivorship, this journal is more than pages - it’s a companion, a witness, and a reminder that your story matters. Because healing isn’t linear. But hope always leaves a trail.