Cancer blogger tops ebook chart by making peace with her illness

Sophie Sabbage's bestseller, The Cancer Whisperer, tells how she tries to learn from the disease and not fear it

It was the "stoical silence" that made Sophie Sabbage write her book while she was supposed to be dead.

"I was sitting in this NHS waiting room and that's what it was, stoical silence, eyes front, as terrified people sat there waiting for chemotherapy or radiation treatment. No one was connecting. I was crying, something I thought was appropriate for someone who has been told they're about to die. The nurse came over very anxious, but there was this 'please don't be vulnerable' appeal from her and I realised that people don't talk - or cry - about this here."