When Dorchelle Spence was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer she wasn’t ready.
A career woman with a teenage daughter, husband managing a bustling law practice, three stepsons, and a chronically ill mother, she needed the world to stop and give her a minute to breathe. It didn’t. Instead, it sent her on a journey into the battlefield. To win, Dorchelle had to dig deeper than ever before to build a new type of foxhole. In it, she put family and friends; the voice of faith; and beautiful shoes. It was those things, together, that ultimately helped her survive.
What People Are Saying
Dorchelle Spence's Into the Gathering Clouds reminds us to marshal our resources, particularly our networks of powerful women, in times of need. In so doing, she meets one of the most daunting challenges imaginable—a diagnosis of serious illness—with courage and grace.
Stephanie J. Hull, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Girls Inc.
Into the Gathering Clouds is full of emotions that put you in the midst of the journey. Cancer centers everywhere should add it to their new patient packets.
Trinka L.
Breast Cancer Survivor
As a physician who cares for many women who bravely fight breast cancer, I believe Spence's book can be a real tool of comfort at a time when the light seems to be fading fast.
G. Scott Morris, MD
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Church Health
Dorchelle Spence is an author and motivational speaker.
Her book, Into the Gathering Clouds, is a memoir of survival incorporating faith, friends, and finesse.