Aunt Lillian Told Me to Keep Laughing

About the Book

Author Rosalie Bott remembers her Aunt Lillian dispensing important advice: “Don’t forget you are a Bott, and the Bott’s always laugh!” Rosalie has focused on that comment throughout her years, smiling as she faced an array of medical challenges and diagnoses.

In Aunt Lillian Told Me to Keep Laughing, Rosalie shares her life story in two parts. The first section provides a host of tips, advice, and practical information for those experiencing medical issues, with a focus on cancer and lymphedema. Based on her own interactions with the medical community, Rosalie strives to help other patients survive their ordeal and navigate their own health issues.

The second part of this memoir shares a real accounting of Rosalie’s medical, environmental, and personal life and their effects on her from childhood through adulthood. These stories form the backdrop of her decisions and attitude giving her the ability to recover and cope through illnesses.

A true testament to the power of laughter and a positive attitude, Aunt Lillian Told Me to Keep Laughing provides inspiration for others who face similar challenges in their lives.

About the Author

Rosalie Bott is a former teacher, itinerary writer, and a frequently exhibited artist. She is actively engaged in the cancer community, is a survivor of multiple cancers, and is active in spite of lymphedema. Rosalie has two married daughters and five grandsons. She resides with her husband in Central, NJ.