Victoria is adjusting to life as the mother of twin eight-month-old girls when she receives the news no one wants to hear: she has breast cancer.
Suddenly, the new mom and amateur mountain bike racer is confronted with a tidal wave of information and raw emotion. Still reeling from the diagnosis, she is expected to make life-changing decisions about surgery and chemotherapy-all while attempting to process her fear, anxiety, and confusion.
But Victoria chooses to battle breast cancer with the same intensity she approaches any of life's speed bumps. Tenacity, humor, a willingness to consider options that aren't doctor recommended, and a strong and committed support group help her hit this largest of speed bumps at full speed.
Living Life Loudly chronicles Victoria's fifteen-month fight to ensure her daughters would have a mother to raise them. But it's more than a memoir. Within these pages is a strategy for overcoming life's challenges by jumping boldly into action while injecting joy into all aspects of your life.
We are all going to run into our own life-changing speed bumps at least once. Why not be prepared?
About the Author: Victoria Porter Cramer is a mother of two, an amateur mountain bike racer, and a breast cancer survivor who lives life on her own terms. When not climbing mountains on her bike, she enjoys scuba diving, skiing, running, yoga, and travel.
Cramer is the CEO of her own consulting/coaching company, VPStrategies, LLC, which she founded in 2012. Her mission is to help spectacular people achieve inspirational results.
Cramer studied communication at the University of Arizona, and holds an Advanced Certification in Strategic Management and Leadership from the London School of Business and Finance.
A board member of the not-for-profit Kids Need Bikes, Cramer lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and twin daughters. She is the president of the San Tan Racing team, an inaugural equity partner for CXO Collective, a past Rotary Club president, and the past captain of a triathlon racing team sponsored by Luna Products.
