What do you do when cancer treatments rob you of your hair and your appearance is questioned by your child who’s too young to grasp what’s going on? If you’re Ashley Tehensky, you write a children’s book.
Tehensky wrote and oversaw the illustrations for “Mommy the Brave Lion,” a 24-page book for children up to age 12. She’s the brave lion who developed cancer shortly after giving birth five years ago.
“I was inspired by my journey with my son and his navigating why I looked different,” said Tehensky, who lives with her husband, Mike, and son Michael James III in Perrysburg. The hope is that this will be inspiring in a loving and gentle way to explain why someone may look and feel different in the face of illness. It’s relatable to everybody and anybody.”…