Eileen Coan at The Gathering Place is the official winner of the 33 book giveaway contest. Our medical librarian Eileen Coan is delighted to be surrounded by these wonderful new books for our library courtesy of Gogs Gagnon @gogsgagnon and Carola Schmidt. In June Gogs, an author and prostate cancer survivor and Carola, a pediatric oncology pharmacist and author hosted a big book giveaway - Fantastic Collection of 33...
Prostate cancer survivor and campaigner Gogs Gagnon discusses how writing and promoting his book “Prostate Cancer Strikes: Navigating the Storm” served as a catharsis on his personal journey. Gogs shares insights on a range of learnings and experiences, including how to challenge diagnostic information and treatment recommendations. Gogs has become a social media phenomenon – find him at his website, on Twitter, on YouTube, on Facebook and on Amazon....
The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel is giving away curbside before 2pm today to all First Responders and Medical Personnel, their famous McCarthy Salad.The recipe is in Susan Hyatt's coffee table book, Best Dressed Tables, available for purchase on Amazon. View this post on Instagram The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel is giving away curb side before 2pm today to all First Responders and Medical Personnel, their famous McCarthy. Salad. See recipe...
"Gogs Gagnon was was 57 and living a healthy life when he got a shock. He’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer." https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/community/prostate-cancer-prompts-comox-valley-man-to-write-story/
"Back when the world was coming to town for the 2010 Olympics, Switzerland native Bruno Huber was the newly minted co-owner and co-manager of Le Bistro de Paris, a restaurant on Denman Street in Vancouver’s West End. The restaurant (the site is now a condo development) opened and stayed that way for two years during which time all manner of things happened and all manner of people passed through the...
Gogs Gagnon, author of Prostate Cancer Strikes: Navigating the Storm, appeared again on the Sunday Night Health Show with Maureen McGrath on 980 CKNW in Vancouver, BC.
Granville Island Publishing author Duane Lawrence celebrated Canada Day with an appearance on CTV Morning Live in Vancouver (see below), followed by a book signing at Indigo on Robson. The BC Teachers Federation has listed Sammy Squirrel and Rocky Raccoon: A Stanley Park Tale as one of top 100 books for elementary school students.
Gogs Gagnon was recently interviewed by Mark Brennae on CFAX in Victoria, BC. Listen here Gagnon, from Courtenay, BC, is a survivor of prostate cancer. He has written an informative and humorous book about his experiences surviving the disease called Prostate Cancer Strikes: Navigating The Storm. The book features 16 testimonials, including one from legendary Colorado sports broadcaster Vic Lombardi
Please join us and see some of our new titles at Write On Vancouver on May 11 at the Vancouver Public Library between 10 am and 5 pm. #writeonvancouver
Gogs Gagnon, author of Prostate Cancer Strikes: Navigating the Storm, was at the CKNW studios in Vancouver this Sunday to be interviewed on Maureen McGrath's Sunday Night Health Show heard across Canada. Maureen, a registered nurse and women's health expert, had this to say about Gagnon's book, which will be released in May: "Prostate Cancer Strikes: Navigating the Storm is quite a bible and has a tremendous amount of information." [caption...
