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URL:https://www.wjcouncil.org/events/jccmw-on-humor-parenting-and-resilien
 ce-a-conversation-with-gila-pfeffer-and-caitilin-murray/
SUMMARY:JCCMW - On Humor\, Parenting\, and Resilience: A Conversation with 
 Gila Pfeffer and Caitilin Murray
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the JCCMW for an evening of laughter\, insightful co
 nversation\, and community with author Gila Pfeffer and local Instagram Mo
 m Caitlin Murray as they discuss Gila’s memoir\, Nearly Departed: Advent
 ures in Loss\, Cancer\, and Other Inconveniences. Adult drinks and light b
 ites will be served.\n\nSingle Admission: $18\nBooks will be available for
  purchase.\nRegister here\nAbout the Book\n\n\nNearly Departed: Adventures
  in Loss\, Cancer\, and Other Inconveniences is a sharp\, funny\, and hea
 rtfelt memoir of losing both parents to cancer and the daring choices auth
 or Gila Pfeffer made to avoid the same early demise. This memoir follows h
 er journey as she becomes a reluctant expert on how to sit shiva\, grows u
 p\, falls in love\, and enters motherhood\, before her life is derailed ye
 t again. Her double mastectomy reveals cancer already growing in one breas
 t.\n\nAfter enduring eight rounds of chemo and the removal of her ovaries\
 , she takes her last-ever dip in the mikvah waters as a bald\, menopausal\
 , 35-year-old mother of four. With chutzpah honed over years of repeatedly
  surviving the worst\, she manages to save her own life.\nAbout the Presen
 ters\nGila Pfeffer is a Jewish American writer and humorist. Her work has
  appeared in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, McSweeney’s\, Today.c
 om\, and elsewhere. Gila’s monthly “Feel It on the First” campaign r
 eminds women to prioritize their breast health. She splits her time betwee
 n New York City and London.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nCaitlin Murray is a humorist
 \, content creator\, writer\, podcaster\, mother of three\, and wife of on
 e. She is the creator of Big Time Adulting. In 2016\, Caitlin’s oldest c
 hild was diagnosed with leukemia at age three. Caitlin began sharing with 
 family and friends about their journey and\, specifically\, her experience
  as a mother. Caitlin started her Instagram account in 2018 and has amasse
 d over a million followers who appreciate her for her honest and humorous 
 takes on motherhood.
CATEGORIES:Entertainment
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