Download or read book Breast Cancer Saved My Life written by Diane Davies and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cancer Saved My Life written by Lois Berry and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of my desire to share what I learned from the experience of surviving breast cancer that metastasized to the bone. The changes I made in my life as the result of this illness have led to a happier, healthier and more productive life in so many ways. I have attained an inner peace that I never had before. I made lifestyle changes such as diet, but more importantly I learned how to deal with stress and my spiritual life continues to grow. I can truly say that cancer enriched my life. Over the years, I have counseled with many patients as they struggle with this dreaded disease. My hope is that by putting my thoughts in book form it will be helpful to a wider audience. All of us need help on our journey through life. It can be one of anger, bitterness, despair and self-pity or it can be a life of joy, forgiveness, of reaching out to others with love, and gratitude for our blessings.
Download or read book The Hat That Saved My Life written by Becky M. Olson and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How Cancer Saved my Life I Spy God written by Mary Jane Warr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, Mary Jane Warr discovered that she had breast cancer. Her journey through the treatment process brought her face-to-face, not only with her own mortality, but with a spiritual self that she had for too long suppressed. While her body was healed, so was her spirit. She was obliged to face once again the realities of a troubled childhood and the reawakening of a relationship with her creator that she could no longer deny. HOW CANCER SAVED MY LIFE - I SPY GOD! recounts this agonizing yet wonderfully inspirational journey.
Download or read book A Breast Cancer Journey written by Diane Davies and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her insight gained through experience can be a comfort to anyone dealing with personal tragedy and life-changing trauma. This is a memoir that offers a perspective filled with vulnerability and hope as it illuminates the unpredictability of life and the fragility of our bodies but also the strength of our wills to endure and overcome. When people choose to share their experiences with such candor as Davies has, others can find solace and connection as they confront their own challenges. - Michelle Jacobs, The US Review of Books Are you or someone you love dealing with breast cancer? Read one woman's story to see how she faced her breast cancer journey and came out the other side stronger and more alive. Diane Davies, breast cancer survivor/thriver, shares her private confidences and secrets of survival in Breast Cancer Saved My Life. In this book, you will discover: Comfort Love Faith and prayer Family Friends Gratitude Read about how Diane used these simple values to move her through the trauma of diagnosis, surviving the medical ordeal and back into the happiness and joy of thriving. DIANE DAVIES is a retired first grade teacher, former supervisor of student teachers for UW-River Falls, award winning children's author, and a nineteen year breast cancer survivor/thriver. From There to Here; A Breast Cancer Journey and Breast Cancer Saved My Life are Davies' successful contributions to supporting breast cancer patients throughout the journey helping women learn and grow from as well as survive the journey. These two books and more have been combined together into this volume to continue her support for the breast cancer patient. Davies children's books include; Life in the Neck New Friends, Life in the Neck Squirrel Trouble, Life in the Neck Advent of Christmas, and Jeannie Ann's Grandma Has Breast Cancer (a tool for families to use when they need to have the "I have cancer" conversation with young children). Diane Davies lives in the Neck right next to the animals making their home there. You'll find her in one of the Neck's two houses with her husband Papa Butch. Her grandchildren, Elsie and Eli, live right next store with their mom and dad. The whole family enjoys life on the St. Croix River near Hastings, Minnesota. To find out what the heck is a neck, you'll need to go to Amazon.com or Dianedavies.com to purchase her award winners.
Download or read book Celebrating Life Decades After Breast Cancer written by Beverly McKee and published by Transformation Media Books. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine the hope and comfort you will feel surrounded by forty inspiring breast cancer survivors as they share stories of celebrating life twenty, forty, even fifty years after diagnosis. You’ll be welcomed into an inner circle of support as each woman shares her personal journey through breast cancer and insight about why she believes she has thrived for decades beyond diagnosis. Whether you are a survivor, caregiver, family, friend, or part of an oncology team, this book will help quiet fear, calm anxiety, and offer the priceless gift of hope. Beverly McKee, MSW, LCSW, is a mental health therapist and Stage III breast cancer survivor. She was inspired to compile this powerful collection of stories after planning a party set for October 17, 2052, exactly forty years in the future from the date of her own diagnosis. You are invited to meet these unforgettable women during a worldwide book tour! For details and to learn how you can join an exclusive online book club visit www.BeverlyMcKee.com.
Download or read book Cancer Saved My Life written by Roberta Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York-Presbyterian Hospital has chosen Roberta Schneider to be one of their ""Amazing Patients."" This is an honor she is proud of. Roberta Schneider is featured on Complex Esophageal Surgery WABC-TV Medical Marvels. This compelling autobiography captivates how powerful and strong a person can be under harrowing experiences. Roberta reveals the darkest hours in her life when agonized with pain and torment. A digestive system running in her back alongside her spine, two paralyzed vocal cords at different times, two deadly cancers, missing body parts, and over twenty one major surgeries. A truly amazing story of realism with a mystifying effect. NY-Presbyterian/Columbia and Weill Cornell Medical Centers are Roberta's savior.
Download or read book How Cancer Saved Me written by Wanda Hail and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-02 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Cancer Saved Me: A One Year Diary of a Cancer Overcomer is a detailed account of Melbourne music teacher Wanda Hail and her experiences with breast cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. Diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in 2015, Wanda embarked on a journey of meticulous research into diet, health and the medical system. In her diary she shares a wide range of experiences, from the very 'normal' days with her family and friends, to detailed analyses of many different foods, therapies and medical techniques, plus summaries of seminars, books and video presentations. Woven through the entire diary is her unwavering faith, which ultimately brings her to the place where she can call herself a 'cancer overcomer'. Her courageous decision to eschew traditional treatment methods and embrace a healthy diet, lifestyle and spiritual outlook makes this diary inspirational literature for all ages. Also included are sections with recipes, music pieces and a useful index.
Download or read book The Bumble Bee Miracle written by Nina H. Anderson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that there are different types of breast cancer? Did you know that you can have breast cancer without having a lump? Did you know that all breast cancers do not show up on a mammogram or an ultrasound? Have you ever heard of Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Nina Anderson, the author of this book, would have answered no to all of the above questions. If she had known some of these facts, she would have been more suspicious about her symptoms. She was a very health conscious individual. She had a mammogram and Pap test every year and did monthly self breast examinations. When she started having swelling, an inverted nipple, redness and a fever in her right breast, the last thing she ever suspected was that she might have breast cancer. She had hardly ever been sick in her entire life until she was diagnosed with this very aggressive and lethal form of breast cancer known as Inflammatory Breast Cancer. This book is the story of her dreadful ordeal and miraculous survival. Nina considers the sequence of events that led to her early diagnosis a miracle that saved her life. Many women do not survive IBC because there is no lump involved and it cannot be detected by a mammogram or ultrasound. The only way to get a conclusive diagnosis is to perform a surgical biopsy of the breast and skin tissue. The symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (abbreviated as IBC) are similar to a breast infection known as mastitis. Most women are diagnosed with mastitis or cellulitis and treated with antibiotics for two to three months. By that time IBC is so aggressive that it has spread to other organs of the body and is in the final stage of breast cancer. The details of her diagnosis and the eleven months of treatment that followed are chronicled in this amazing story of survival. During her very first chemotherapy treatment, an incident involving a bumble bee instilled a hope in Nina that would help to sustain her during the long, grueling months of treatment. She shares her experience in an effort to inform every woman about the symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer and how to cope and fight the disease. It is her hope that this book will save lives. No woman should have to suffer the consequences of this disease because she has never heard of IBC or didnt know about the symptoms. Nina also wants to give every woman who is diagnosed with IBC the hope that YOU CAN SURVIVE. Here is an excerpt from her book: CHAPTER ONE THE MONTH OF APRIL RARE ENCOUNTERS OF THE INTIMATE KIND You know how when you get past fifty years old, those intimate moments with your spouse are few and far between? Well thats kind of how it was with us. But it was one of those rare evenings when things just seemed to fall in place and it happened! Afterwards my husband, Richard, said that something wasnt right with my right breast. I told him that I had already noticed it and that I thought I might have mastitis. He had no idea what that was, so I explained that it was an infection of the mammary glands which you can sometimes have when you are breastfeeding. I had some redness and swelling and the breast had felt kind of feverish for about a week or two. I told him I guess I would have to make an appointment with my gynecologist and get some antibiotics. It was kind of aggravating to be going through menopause and have to deal with a breast infection. I promised that as much as I hated going to the doctor, I would make an appointment the next day. When I woke up the next morning, the breast was so swollen that the nipple had inverted. I remembered when I was breast feeding that this same thing had happened when it was feeding time. The breasts would fill with milk and the right nipple would become an inny instead of an outy. I would have to use a nipple shield in order for the baby to be able to n
Download or read book The First Year of the Rest of Your Life written by Charla Honea and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Year of the Rest of Your Life gathers stories and reflections by remarkable women who have survived breast cancer, and who share their most personal experiences in the interests of saving the lives of others.
Download or read book Why Me written by Rose Kushner and published by Owl Books. This book was released on 1982 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidance for women in coping with breast cancer includes descriptions of the author's own experiences and discussions of early detection, drug therapy, the mastectomy, and plastic surgery
Download or read book Boundless Blessings and God s Grace written by Cynthia J. Eggl and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People Cynthia encountered on her breast cancer journey profoundly changed her perspective on life. They were varied ages and came from different circumstances, but the common thread they had was the fear when hearing the word cancer. Often she was a reluctant participant during her walk, knowing she had no choice if she intended to win her battle. She encouraged others with her smile, positive attitude, words, and actions. Cynthia understands that within each of us is a fighting spirit, and hopefully, a recognition that we are not in total control of our lives; God is, and he will determine our passage from this world. Until then, we need to accept the difficulties that we encounter in our lives with dignity, grace, determination, and knowing that God is constantly by our side. With the incredible support and prayers of an army of compassionate people, and Gods grace and blessings, Cynthia is a breast cancer survivor today!
Download or read book TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK written by Ruth Simil and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to all the women and men who are struggling and have struggled with the challenges of breast cancer. I wanted to recognize all the people who lost the battle with cancer due to this dreadful illness. I want to thank all my friends and family for their constant support and for being present in our lives. Last, but not least, I want to thank God for keeping and protecting me. He has given me strength in my body and a message from my heart, to help others who are suffering from cancer by explaining how to walk through this journey in peace and without fear. The book is an introduction to the world of cancer and how it changes a person into someone they don't recognize. The book will address the side effects of chemotherapy, statistical measures, how to decrease risk, sexuality, mental well-being, self-care, and a host of other topics. It's uplifting as people try to regain their health and take back their lives. You will learn to live with the disease and appreciate life more than ever before. The book is energetic and takes you into areas that are thought-provoking. The goal is to be happy right where you are today. I am a registered nurse with 28 years of experience, who has spent the last 10 years working with patients in an oncology center as a care manager. I have worked with all types of cancers, especially breast cancer. I wanted the experience in the area because I am 18 years triple-negative breast cancer survivor. Those 18 years have not been a walk in the park. The cancer had returned three times. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. I lived this journey every day, and I would like to encourage and motivate other people who are going through the same journey on how to get to feeling well again. In this book, I want to share my story and help you with recovery. I will teach you how to live again. I will teach you acceptance of the new you.
Download or read book Rebirth A Breast Cancer Journey of Many Survival of Few written by Stephanie Parker-Weaver and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FACTUAL, TRUE ACCOUNT OF A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST’S LIFE STORY TOLD FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE BATTLEFIELDS IN MISSISSIPPI. WHEN THE BATTLE CHANGES FROM FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS TO FIGHTING TO SAVE HER OWN LIFE AGAINST BREAST CANCER, MEDICAL SCIENCE AND FAITH END UP ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH ONLY ONE OUTCOME: LIFE OR DEATH. Book Reviews I urge everyone who wants an inspired account of God's unending love for his children to read this book. Stephanie has witnessed for justice, and spoken truth to power through many dangers, toils and snares, always trusting God to see her through. Now, she tells how God moves in mysterious ways to see her through another kind of peril. Her strong faith will be a blessing! - Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery “Dean” of the Civil Rights Movement President Emeritus, SCLC Former Chairman, Black Leadership Forum Delivered Benediction at President Barack Obama’s Inauguration Stephanie’s life is one of courage and commitment. Here is a story of standing your ground and fighting for our future. This book is a gift to all... - Benjamin Todd Jealous President and CEO, NAACP Intense, as well as therapeutic. Stephanie’s story puts life in perspective for folks. - Dorothy T. Terry, Ph.D Former High School English Teacher of Author This book goes to the core of the reader’s total consciousness about any experience, either personal or vicarious, with any form of cancer. Stephanie Parker-Weaver bares her soul and opens a window for the rest of us to see how a true survivor copes with trauma after trauma. This is a lesson for each of us who reads her book. She is deliberate in writing in such a manner that her own struggle is under-played while she educates the rest of us about the Her2 gene. REBIRTH: A Breast Cancer Journey of Many; Survival of Few, written in Stephanie’s own inimitable style, is one more piece of herself—one more gift—that Stephanie shares with others. - Corinne Williams Anderson, Ed.D. Senior Technical Adviser, Liberian Teacher Training Program; former Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Tougaloo College President, American Association of University Women, Jackson Branch President, Central MS Chapter of Nat’l Coalition of 100 Black Women Past President, National Federation of Democratic Women Third Edition
Download or read book Take Your Life Back written by Ruth Simil and published by . This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to all the women and men who are struggling and have struggled with the challenges of breast cancer. I wanted to recognize all the people who lost the battle with cancer due to this dreadful illness. I want to thank all my friends and family for their constant support and for being present in our lives. Last, but not least, I want to thank God for keeping and protecting me. He has given me strength in my body and a message from my heart, to help others who are suffering from cancer by explaining how to walk through this journey in peace and without fear. The book is an introduction to the world of cancer and how it changes a person into someone they don't recognize. The book will address the side effects of chemotherapy, statistical measures, how to decrease risk, sexuality, mental well-being, self-care, and a host of other topics. It's uplifting as people try to regain their health and take back their lives. You will learn to live with the disease and appreciate life more than ever before. The book is energetic and takes you into areas that are thought-provoking. The goal is to be happy right where you are today. I am a registered nurse with 28 years of experience, who has spent the last 10 years working with patients in an oncology center as a care manager. I have worked with all types of cancers, especially breast cancer. I wanted the experience in the area because I am 18 years triple-negative breast cancer survivor. Those 18 years have not been a walk in the park. The cancer had returned three times. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. I lived this journey every day, and I would like to encourage and motivate other people who are going through the same journey on how to get to feeling well again. In this book, I want to share my story and help you with recovery. I will teach you how to live again. I will teach you acceptance of the new you.
Download or read book I Am More Than Just My Tits written by Karen Horen and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On my chest, there are two foreign objects where my breasts once were. One is a mound of flesh patchworked from soft pieces of my own stomach. The other object is a silicon bag of saline, covered in skin. Instead of nipples, I have two horizontal scars. I dont have words for what used to be my tits. Now, when I look at them, I know those scars saved my life. Karin Horen tells the remarkable story of her continuing battle with breast cancer. At just 26 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and immediately underwent two surgeries, resulting in a partial mastectomy, a twelve-month course of chemotherapy and six weeks of radiotherapy. Unphased by her health scare, she moved forward with her life meeting a charismatic actor, Manu Bennett (Arrow, Spartacus), and moving to New Zealand to start a family. When the cancer returned, she had a full mastectomy of her left breast and a preventative mastectomy of her right. After her double mastectomy, Karin struggled with her turbulent relationship and her body image. She took inspiration from her three daughters and found a new purpose with her Breast Cancer fundraising efforts, including co-founding Paddle for Hope, and co-developing Paddle On, a rehabilitation programme for those whose lives have been affected by cancer.
Download or read book Your Life In Your Hands written by Prof. Jane A. Plant, PhD and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One out of nine women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In fact, it is the second leading cause of cancer death for women (after lung cancer) and the leading overall cause of death in women between the ages of forty and fifty-five. For too long women have erroneously believed that there is little or nothing they can do to prevent this dread illness. Our major medical efforts are directed toward detecting and treating, rather than preventing, breast cancer. Professor Jane Plant, one of Britain's most eminent scientists, contracted breast cancer in 1987. She had five recurrences, and, by 1993, the cancer had spread to her lymph system. When orthodox medicine gave up and she was told that she only had three months to live, she determined to use her extensive scientific training and her knowledge of other cultures to find a way to survive. In her research, she was startled to find that in China breast cancer affects far fewer women than in Western countries. Plant considered that there could be a dietary trigger for the illness. As she continued her scientific investigations, she became convinced that there was a causal link between consumption of dairy products and breast cancer. Jane Plant finally defeated her breast cancer, in part because she used her training and knowledge as a natural scientist to understand it-- and then overcome it. Combining the diet her research had led to with traditional medical treatment, Professor Plant was not only able to triumph over her own disease but also to pass on what she had discovered to help more than sixty other women successfully fight their breast cancer. In this book, women will be presented for the first time with a compelling body of evidence strongly suggesting that consumption of dairy products may cause breast cancer. It will demonstrate the specific changes that women can make in their day-to-day lives to help prevent and treat breast cancer. With a clear statement of the scientific principles behind her discovery, Professor Plant includes detailed suggestions for ways to alter your diet by eliminating or reducing consumption of many suspected cancer-causing agents, especially dairy products, and replacing them with healthful alternatives. She offers as well detailed menus and recipes to help you make the transition and enjoy it. Your Life in Your Hands is a revolutionary book that will change the lives of millions of women.
