By Leslie Lindsay  (image source: PRbyTheBook, 10.25.12)  I am honored to feature a special guest Maimah Karmo,  a breast-cancer survivor and the founder of the Tigerlily Foundation, an organization that educates, empowers and advocates for young women affected by breast cancer. The idea was born after her second chemotherapy treatment, and when she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to tell her story, Oprah’s advice was emphatic: Maimah must write a book. So Maimah did. Fearless: Awakening to My Life’s Purpose Through Breast Cancer (Brown Books, October 2012) is about her transformation, and how she learned that a challenge can be a gift. And now here’s Maimah on her journey: “You’ve connected with some amazing, inspirational women along your journey. What have you learned from them?” MK: “I have learned, as one of them said, “to eat life with a big spoon”.  Life is so short, and we are so powerful. The women who make a difference don’t live scared – they show up and say what’s on their minds.  They are passionate, purposeful, have …