The Tompkins County Public Library will host Bob Riter, executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, for a reading and signing of his newly-released book, “The Elephant in the Room: Practical Advice When the Diagnosis is Cancer,” Wednesday, November 9 at 6:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room.
Compiled from Riter’s weekly columns in The Ithaca Journal, “The Elephant in the Room. . .” is a resource for the newly diagnosed, those undergoing treatment, survivors, and their friends and families. The book features short vignettes about common themes and steps toward an emotionally and physically successful recovery.
Riter is a graduate of Oberlin College and the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. He previously taught health administration and gerontology at Ithaca College.
This event is free and open to the public. Copies of “The Elephant in the Room. . .” will be available to purchase at the event. All proceeds from the sale of “The Elephant in the Room” are being donated to the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes.
Compiled from Riter’s weekly columns in The Ithaca Journal, “The Elephant in the Room. . .” is a resource for the newly diagnosed, those undergoing treatment, survivors, and their friends and families. The book features short vignettes about common themes and steps toward an emotionally and physically successful recovery.
Riter is a graduate of Oberlin College and the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. He previously taught health administration and gerontology at Ithaca College.
This event is free and open to the public. Copies of “The Elephant in the Room. . .” will be available to purchase at the event. All proceeds from the sale of “The Elephant in the Room” are being donated to the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes.
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