{"product_id":"founding-300-edition-the-lump-signed-copy","title":"Founding 300 Edition — The Lump (Signed Copy)","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"770\" data-start=\"722\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFOUNDING COPIES REMAINING: 189\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"770\" data-start=\"722\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLIMITED FOUNDING EDITION — ONLY 300 COPIES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDelivery Timeline\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFounding Supporters reserve their signed copy today. Books will ship after the first print run is completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Founding 300 Edition is currently in production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Founding Supporter copies will be \u003cstrong\u003esigned and shipped once the first printing is completed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstimated shipping window: \u003cstrong\u003eSummer 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery supporter will receive email updates as the book moves through final production and printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for helping bring this story into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"229\" data-start=\"131\"\u003eFrom stage lights to cancer fights — this is the real story behind the rhythm that refused to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"801\" data-start=\"772\"\u003eOne year ago my life stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"870\" data-start=\"803\"\u003eA doctor looked at me and said the words nobody ever 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data-end=\"2018\" data-start=\"1984\"\u003eWhen they are gone, they are gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2069\" data-start=\"2020\"\u003eThank you for helping this story reach the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2108\" data-start=\"2071\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2108\" data-start=\"2071\"\u003eThe lump tried to stop the thump.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2124\" data-start=\"2110\"\u003eIt didn’t win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2137\" data-start=\"2126\"\u003e— TommyGuns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWhat Readers Will Experience in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lump\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not just a cancer story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a story about rhythm, survival, and coming back stronger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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