I am Angela Roloson and I write about overcoming adversity. My debut memoir, Cancer Taught Me: A Memoir of Experience, Strength, & Hope was published in March of 2025.
This is a memoir about the lessons learned as I simultaneously battled alcoholism and breast cancer. My second book is a nonfiction book about maintaining resilience while acting as a family caregiver. This is a book for teens and adults cast in the role of caregiver, and the title and release date are TBD.
This isn’t just for people battling illness, it’s for everyone. It’s about human connection, the will to live, and how one small act of love can shift an entire life. I think we all need to be reminded of that. Five stars without hesitation.
Available on Amazon.com and by special order at an independent bookstore near you.
Book Review: The Correspondent
Throughout her life Sybil Van Antwerp has used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings around half past ten Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to...
Where Does Resiliency Come From?
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2011. I was 46 years old. I was also a single mother, a high school English teacher, and an alcoholic still stumbling my way through recovery. Resilient is not a word I would have used to describe myself on that day in...
Do You Call Yourself an Author?
I was recently invited to speak on an author’s panel at a small writer’s retreat. As the moderator posed questions to the panelists, I found my brain spinning potential answers in an attempt to formulate a semi-intelligent response. Suddenly, the moderator asked, “Do...