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265 Likes For a Fart

265 Likes For a Fart

by Marco Martinez

★★★★★ 5.0 · 20 ratings on Amazon
🏆 Bestseller in Parenting & Family Humor

About This Book

Marco Martinez was the kind of guy who made other people stand back and go, "Whoa." A determined businessman, sports nut, and doting husband and father, he worked hard, played hard, and broke boundaries until cancer reared its ugly head.Diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, Marco was forced to change every aspect of his lifestyle, from his body, to his attitude, work, relationships, and priorities. As he battled his disease, he wrote a weekly blog to document his feelings and thoughts on his new life. 265 Likes for a Fart collects those reflections into one incredible chronicle of Marco's journey, a no-nonsense look at never giving up while struggling with terminal illness.Filled with honesty, humor, and faith, and analogies from pop culture and sports, Marco's story is an inspiring glimpse into the true nature of fighting terminal illness while finding a way to still prioritize family, love, and life.

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Marco Martinez

Marco Martinez

Marco Martinez was born and raised in a southern suburb of Austin, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University and Texas Lutheran University, worked in the Texas state legislature for six years, spent fifteen years at Dell, and served as vice president of sales and marketing at an independent company in Austin. After being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, he began writing a weekly blog to document his thoughts and feelings about his new life. Those reflections became his book, 265 Likes For a Fart, a candid chronicle of facing a terminal illness without giving up.

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