A laugh – out – loud fun­ny, sassy, help­ful, and pro­found­ly hon­est mem­oir, Mani Pedi Stat chron­i­cles Deb Eben­stein’s two bouts with can­cer and a rare blood dis­or­der between the ages of six­teen and thir­ty – three. Nav­i­gat­ing can­cer treat­ments while con­tin­u­ing to bal­ance real life and then return­ing to a world she does­n’t quite rec­og­nize any­more, her sto­ry is told through the eyes of a bright – eyed Jer­sey girl who loves boys, sports, fash­ion, and ulti­mate­ly a fam­i­ly of her own.