Co-Author of "The Chemo Zone" Slated For Book Signing in Roseville

The Twin Cities' co-author of the new book "The Chemo Zone: Your Guide to Living and Flourishing With Chemotherapy" will make an autograph appearance toda (Saturday) at the Roseville Barnes & Noble bookstore at HarMar Mall, 2100 Snelling Ave.

Tracy Rubietta will be at the Barnes & Noble from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Knowing what to expect, before you begin chemotherapy, is key to managing the side effects and continuing to live as normal a life as possible, said Rubietta said in a statement.

“My mother, Linda, conceived of and wrote most of the book, "The Chemo Zone," to help people make the most of life while undergoing chemotherapy treatments,” said Rubietta, of Prior Lake and a trained clinical oncology specialist. She also has served as a volunteer patient educator and advocate with such groups as the Children's Cancer Research Foundation and the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation program at the University of Minnesota.

Well-known in Twin Cities advertising circles as a commercial art director, Linda Rubietta worked on the book in response to her own  journey into the chemo zone and battle with ovarian cancer.

The publicists' for the book said the tome is a comprehensive, how-to resource about dealing with chemotherapy written  from the patients' viewpoint, aimed at easing their journey into and out of the chemo zone.

Linda Rubietta died last November after a three-year battle with her disease. But her daughter, Tracy, promised her to finish the book she started and see it through to publication.

The Chemo Zone can be bought online through Barnes & Noble bookstores and at various websites including www.thechemozone.com.