Author

Outdoor athlete, writer, and cancer survivor

Nancy Brennan is a long-time cancer survivor, who had surgery and chemotherapy in 2007. She has worked as a freelance writer and editor, including as a medical copyeditor from 2007 until 2009. She authored a weekly ski column for the Albany Times Union in 2006-2007.

Ms. Brennan has also been an outdoor athlete who competed in long-distance cross-country ski races. She has raced half-marathons and mountain summit races as a runner. She taught cross-country skiing at ski touring centers in Vermont for many years. Ms. Brennan also enjoys swimming, hiking, and water-skiing.

Nancy Brennan holds a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in biology, with a minor in creative writing. In 2023, she retired from being a business owner of 14 years, founding and operating Birdsbesafe LLC, after she invented a new product to protect birds from pet cats.

Ms. Brennan writes: “I’m so glad to be able to offer this book to the people who need it. Exercise can be so helpful to your cancer recovery. It can also provide a morale boost, as well as a way to feel more emotionally centered and more in control of your recovery.

I hope that all cancer survivors will commit to excellent self-care, in addition to their medical treatment, by adding exercise to their cancer recovery. It doesn’t have to be hard, and it can be fun and meaningful.”