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Gila Pfeffer

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Gila Pfeffer is a Jewish American humor writer and essayist who harnesses the power of laughter to combat adversity. She is the author of the reluctantly inspirational memoir Nearly Departed: Adventures In Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences. Her work includes the widely shared McSweeney’s piece “An Open Letter to Tiffany & Co. About Their Advertising Campaign for the Ring That Helps Women Remember They Survived Cancer.  She has also written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Today.com, Oprah Daily and more. Gila is a fifteen year breast cancer previvor and survivor. Her “Feel It on the First” campaign uses tongue-in-cheek photo and video reminders to prioritize breast health and has directly led to earlier diagnoses and treatment for some very grateful women. She only recently became comfortable admitting she’s from Staten Island, and currently splits her time between London, New York City and Instagram. Her name is pronounced like “Hava-nagila.”

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