Still flushed with excitement, Adrienne greets him by exclaiming in a singsong voice. “DAVE Navarro KNOWS who I am! DAVE Navarro KNOWS who I am!”
Not missing a beat, Dr. Fenn mimics her tone. “WHO is DAVE Navarro?”
Adrienne bursts into giggles and explains the phone call, her wish, and meeting Dave Navarro.

Better Off Bald chronicles my sister Adrienne’s 147-day battle with liver cancer; the book also shows how I reared Adrienne from the time she was eight until she died at the age of fifteen. For more information about primary liver cancer, go to Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association.