I'm Not Dead Yet!

I'M NOT DEAD YET!

Living with Purpose, Leaving with Love

What do you do when life hands you a diagnosis that refuses to play by the rules?

In I'm Not Dead Yet!, Tom Hawks II-coach, storyteller, husband, father, grandfather, and 15-year pancreatic cancer survivor-invites you into the raw, honest, sometimes humorous, and deeply human reality of living with cancer long after the shock of diagnosis fades. This is not a story about "beating" cancer. It's about learning how to live fully while carrying it.

With warmth and hard-won wisdom, Tom introduces Living Connected™ Cancer Coaching, a philosophy born from lived experience-not theory. Living Connected™ goes beyond survival checklists and clinical advice. It focuses on what actually sustains people over time: meaningful relationships, emotional resilience, presence, purpose, and legacy. It speaks to patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals who know that surviving cancer is as much an emotional and spiritual journey as it is a medical one.

At the heart of this philosophy is Tommy2Dogs, a deeply personal expression of Living Connected™ inspired by Tom's life, his story, and the steady companionship of his two Weimaraners, Milo and Zoey. Tommy2Dogs reflects the simple but powerful truth woven throughout this book: healing doesn't happen in isolation. It happens in connection-in shared moments, quiet presence, unconditional love, and the everyday reminders that we are not alone.

Through personal stories, reflections, and coaching insights, Tom shows how staying connected-to people, to meaning, and to what matters most-can transform fear into clarity and isolation into belonging. His voice is compassionate, practical, and refreshingly real, offering readers permission to stop pretending they're "fine" and start living honestly and wholeheartedly.

This book is for:

Anyone living with cancer or chronic illness

Caregivers who want to support without losing themselves

Survivors navigating the long road after treatment

Healthcare professionals seeking deeper human connection with those they serve

Anyone searching for purpose in the face of uncertainty

I'm Not Dead Yet! isn't about denial or false positivity.

It's about choosing connection over fear, presence over panic, and meaning over waiting.

Because as long as you're here, your story isn't over-

and neither is your capacity to Live Connected.