"The Girl Who Had a Big Adventure - Cancer, Chemo & Cupcakes" is a children's book about having cancer. The book is written by Stacia Mers, who is 8 and beat brain cancer, and Jane Freund, who is more than 8 (49) and topped thyroid cancer. Stacia illustrates the book and tells the story of her brain cancer in her own words. "The Girl Who Had a Big Adventure - Cancer, Chemo & Cupcakes" is written by a kid for a kid.