Don't Bet Against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in Life

And breast cancer.

No one is immune to tragedy. Deanna Favre is living proof.

A shy, small-town girl from Kiln, Mississippi, Deanna had always been perfectly content to let her famous husband steal the spotlight. Though married to the NFL??'s only three-time MVP, she preferred to live a life of quiet anonymity.

But on December 22, 2003, when television cameras zeroed in on a somber Deanna watching her grief-stricken husband lead the Green Bay Packers to a victory over the Oakland Raiders immediately following the death of his father, the spotlight shifted. Deanna??'s life was about to change forever.

Tragedy struck again the following October, when Deanna??'s younger brother, Casey, was killed in an ATV accident. Four days later???still reeling from the loss of her brother???Deanna was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Through it all, however, Deanna has emerged a survivor. In this candid and inspirational memoir, she shares the triumphs and the tragedies of a life lived both behind the scenes and on center stage. From her years as a single mom and her high-profile marriage to Brett, to her highly publicized battle with breast cancer, and the work she is currently doing through the Deanna Favre HOPE Foundation, Deanna??'s story is living testament that with faith, hope, and love, ordinary people can overcome even the most extraordinary circumstances.

2008 Retailer's Choice Award winner The wife of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Deanna was inadvertently thrust into the spotlight when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Now cancer-free, Deanna is one of breast cancer's leading activists, speaking and raising financial support for women who are x201C;medically underserved x201D; (uninsured or under-insured). Deanna's story shares the role her faith has played in her life x2014;from her years as a single mom and her high profile marriage to Brett, to her battle with breast cancer and the work she is currently doing through the HOPE Foundation. Includes 24 pages of color photos, a foreword by Brett Favre, and an afterword by Brittany and Breleigh Favre.