Download or read book I Am Stronger Than Breast Cancer NeverGiveUp written by Breastcancerawareness Journals and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6" x 9" notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. The pre-lined pages are ready and waiting to be filled! Dimensions 6" x 9" (15cm x 22cm) / A5 120 lined pages Professional quality pages Beautiful look and feel Glossy Cover Perfect gift
Download or read book I Am Stronger Than Breast Cancer NeverGiveUp written by Breastcancerawareness Journals and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether for your desk at home, your work or in your bag on the go this professionally designed 6" x 9" notebook provides the perfect platform for you to record your thoughts. The DOT GRID pages are ready and waiting to be filled! Dimensions 6" x 9" (15cm x 22cm) / A5 120 Dotted Grid Pages Professional quality pages Beautiful look and feel Glossy Cover Perfect gift
Download or read book Gracie s Story written by Grace A. Wilson-thompson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brave Breast Cancer Survivor Reveals Her True, Inspiring Story In A Personal Memoir! Learn to Beat all the Odds and Never Give Up Hope Like Gracie Did! Despite the fact that breast cancer has a better survival rate than many other forms of the disease, being diagnosed with it is utterly terrifying. There are no guarantees for what lies ahead in the short or long term, aside from the fact that it will be painful and difficult. "Gracie's Story: Fighting to Survive Breast Cancer" is the story of one woman's survival from the shock of diagnosis to the joy and relief of becoming a cancer survivor. Living and Laughing through Treatment and Recovery Three cornerstones held Gracie up through her experience of diagnosis, a double mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments: love, support and a positive attitude. For Gracie, staying positive became part of staying alive. She credits her ability to focus on things that brought happiness and laughter into her life with helping her come through cancer. "Gracie's Story: Fighting to Survive Breast Cancer" can offer hope, encouragement and a sense of community to anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer and their friends and family. The road ahead is so scary because it is unknown. Walking along it with a positive and determined survivor can give strength and courage to those reeling from the shock of being diagnosed with cancer. No two people experience this disease the same way, but learning about how others have stayed positive through surgery and treatment makes the road ahead less frightening. Support from loved ones is important, but reading the words of someone else who has been through the diagnosis and treatment and come out the other side as a survivor offers a deep sense of hope and encouragement. "Gracie's Story: Fighting to Survive Breast Cancer" is not just optimistic get well wishes; it is one woman's real life survival guide. In other words, it is an important read for anyone who has been recently diagnosed with cancer and those close to them.
Download or read book The Undying written by Anne Boyer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE IN GENERAL NONFICTION "The Undying is a startling, urgent intervention in our discourses about sickness and health, art and science, language and literature, and mortality and death. In dissecting what she terms 'the ideological regime of cancer,' Anne Boyer has produced a profound and unforgettable document on the experience of life itself." —Sally Rooney, author of Normal People "Anne Boyer’s radically unsentimental account of cancer and the 'carcinogenosphere' obliterates cliche. By demonstrating how her utterly specific experience is also irreducibly social, she opens up new spaces for thinking and feeling together. The Undying is an outraged, beautiful, and brilliant work of embodied critique." —Ben Lerner, author of The Topeka School A week after her forty-first birthday, the acclaimed poet Anne Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. For a single mother living paycheck to paycheck who had always been the caregiver rather than the one needing care, the catastrophic illness was both a crisis and an initiation into new ideas about mortality and the gendered politics of illness. A twenty-first-century Illness as Metaphor, as well as a harrowing memoir of survival, The Undying explores the experience of illness as mediated by digital screens, weaving in ancient Roman dream diarists, cancer hoaxers and fetishists, cancer vloggers, corporate lies, John Donne, pro-pain ”dolorists,” the ecological costs of chemotherapy, and the many little murders of capitalism. It excoriates the pharmaceutical industry and the bland hypocrisies of ”pink ribbon culture” while also diving into the long literary line of women writing about their own illnesses and ongoing deaths: Audre Lorde, Kathy Acker, Susan Sontag, and others. A genre-bending memoir in the tradition of The Argonauts, The Undying will break your heart, make you angry enough to spit, and show you contemporary America as a thing both desperately ill and occasionally, perversely glorious. Includes black-and-white illustrations
Download or read book Pink Ribbon Stories written by Tammy Miller and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a wonderful collection of stories from 123 women and men whose lives have been affected by breast cancer. There are all kinds of stories in this book. I am certain that something here will resonate with every reader. For some of the stories I should probably issue a "tissue warning," and for others a "laughter warning," just Depends - yes, the pun IS intended!! There are stories that will warm your heart; make you laugh; cause you to pause for reflection; and others that simply tell a story of a courageous journey through life.
Download or read book THE JOURNEY SURVIVING BREAST CANCER AND MANAGING LYMPHEDEMA written by Freda Whalen-Plues CN RMT LMT MTI and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE JOURNEY: SURVIVING BREAST CANCER AND MANAGING LYMPHEDEMA BY: Freda Whalen-Plues, CN, RMT, LMT, MTI. Certifi ed Medical Massage Practitioner/Master Level Freda Whalen-Plues was born in Mamou Louisiana, in 1943. She is a licensed Massage Therapist specializing in Deep Tissue Medical Massage for the past twenty-five years. A ten year survivor of breast cancer, Freda suffers with Lymphedema and still manages to work a full eight to ten hour day. Stan Plues was born in London, England, in 1940. He is a Third Generation Master Butcher. In September of 2009, he was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. He also suffers with Lymphedema in his right leg. He and Freda have been married for the past 16 years. They live and work in Lake Charles, Louisiana Peter de Ipolyi, M. D. was born in Mank, Austria. He is on the surgical staff of Christus St. Joseph Hospital and serves as Associate Scientific Director at The Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research in Houston, Texas. He is board certified by The American Board of Surgery. He has a Surgical Oncology practice in Houston, Texas. Ernest Cronin, M. D. was born in Houston, Texas, he is Chief of Staff of Christus St. Joseph Hospital. He is board certified by both the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Plastic Surgeons. He practices in Houston, Texas. Erik Maus, M. D. was born in Mexico City. He is assistant professor of Medicine at The University of Texas in Houston and the director of The Memorial Hermann Center for Lymphedema Management. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and The American Board of Preventive Medicine in Hyperbaric Medicine. He practices in Houston, Texas. This book is a must read for anyone facing Breast Cancer !! “The Journey” offers the reader, answers and solutions to many of your un-answered questions. If you are faced with a diagnoses of breast cancer and lymphedema, Freda’s experience will help you to understand what is actually happening to your body and help guide you while making the many decisions which will affect not only your whole life, but your relationships with your partner and indeed your whole family. You will better understand the importance of managing lymphedema and be informed concerning what is right or wrong in controlling this often mis-understood and under diagnosed condition. The medical expertise included in this book is invaluable towards helping you to make the necessary preparations when facing breast cancer. The information provided by Dr. Erik Maus will be essential in helping you protect your limbs should you develop lymphedema, whether after your surgery or many years later.
Download or read book Never Give Up written by Joyce Meyer and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on her own experiences of trauma and difficulties, renowned Bible teacher and bestselling author Joyce Meyer shares her expertise on how to grow and live a happy and joyous life. Joyce Meyer is probably better equipped than anyone when it comes to never giving up. She overcame an abused childhood, a bad marriage and extremely limited opportunities to become one of the most popular author/speakers in the world. JoyceMeyerMinistries was the first ministry in America to be headed by a woman, and it's one of the largest in the world. If anyone knows how to hold on to a dream and realize it, it's her. Packed with examples of people who pursued their goals relentlessly, the book profiles nearly fifty individuals who prevailed against all odds. From the builder of the Brooklyn Bridge to the chemists who invented Post-It notes we meet people like Bessie Coleman, an African-American who had to go to flight school in Paris in order to learn how to fly. But she did, becoming the first woman in America to earn her pilot's license in 1920. Download the free Joyce Meyer author app.
Download or read book As the Scarlet Tanager Sings written by Elizabeth A. Philips and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As The Scarlet Tanager Sings is a new spiritual connection to God. It is a way of self-healing and transforming oneself. When one woman is faced with three major illnesses in a short time, it is a life-changing event. The Scarlet Tanager is symbolic for healing, comfort and peace from God. It will enlighten readers as they discover themselves in similar circumstances or events in life. Topics include: Diagnosis Personal Motivation Emotional Growth Physical Healing Circumstances Spirituality
Download or read book Always Remember You Are Braver Than You Think written by Amy's Notebooks & Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Always Remember You Are Braver Than You Think: Breast Cancer Journal: 6x9 Inch, 120 Pages, Blank Lined Notebook For Women To Write In This beautiful and inspirational gift idea for breast cancer patients and survivors to write down their Breast Cancer Journey or to keep track of doctors appointments, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Writing is a great stress reliever, as well as a way to cope with your thoughts, feeling and fears about breast cancer. It will also give survivors a chance to look back on their journey and recall their fight. This journal will give patients motivation to keep going, never give up and never to lose hope or faith. This blank lined notebook is a perfect gift for that special person battling breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness month is coming in October.
Download or read book Cancer Vixen written by Marisa Acocella Marchetto and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking graphic memoir that inspires breast cancer patients to fight back—and do so with style. • “Powerful … A vibrant, neon chronicle with plenty of attitude … A triumph of imagination and spirit.” —Los Angeles Times “What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds ... a lump in her breast?” That’s the question that sets this powerful, funny, and poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her eleven-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancer—from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between.
Download or read book Why I m Glad I Had Breast Cancer written by Leonore H. Dvorkin and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2005-08-20 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast cancer affects everyone, but we'll let the author herself tell you about this project: "Surviving breast cancer left me a happier, calmer, more focused, and more appreciative person. Now my principal message to other women is that breast cancer does not have to be an entirely negative, terror-inducing experience. On the contrary, it can leave them better off than they were before, both physically and emotionally. I know, because it happened to me. My book is primarily the story of that physical and emotional journey." - Leonore Dvorkin
Download or read book How We Do Harm written by Otis Webb Brawley, MD and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How We Do Harm exposes the underbelly of healthcare today—the overtreatment of the rich, the under treatment of the poor, the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians' provide, insurance companies that don't demand the best (or even the least expensive) care, and pharmaceutical companies concerned with selling drugs, regardless of whether they improve health or do harm. Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical and scientific officer of The American Cancer Society, an oncologist with a dazzling clinical, research, and policy career. How We Do Harm pulls back the curtain on how medicine is really practiced in America. Brawley tells of doctors who select treatment based on payment they will receive, rather than on demonstrated scientific results; hospitals and pharmaceutical companies that seek out patients to treat even if they are not actually ill (but as long as their insurance will pay); a public primed to swallow the latest pill, no matter the cost; and rising healthcare costs for unnecessary—and often unproven—treatments that we all pay for. Brawley calls for rational healthcare, healthcare drawn from results-based, scientifically justifiable treatments, and not just the peddling of hot new drugs. Brawley's personal history – from a childhood in the gang-ridden streets of black Detroit, to the green hallways of Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest public hospital in the U.S., to the boardrooms of The American Cancer Society—results in a passionate view of medicine and the politics of illness in America - and a deep understanding of healthcare today. How We Do Harm is his well-reasoned manifesto for change.
Download or read book A Lucky Life Interrupted written by Tom Brokaw and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR • A powerful memoir of a dramatic year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life—from the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, whose iconic career in journalism has spanned more than fifty years Tom Brokaw has led a fortunate life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, and a brilliant journalism career culminating in his twenty-two years as anchor of the NBC Nightly News and as bestselling author. But in the summer of 2013, when back pain led him to the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, his run of good luck was interrupted. He received shocking news: He had multiple myeloma, a treatable but incurable blood cancer. Friends had always referred to Brokaw’s “lucky star,” but as he writes in this inspiring memoir, “Turns out that star has a dimmer switch.” Brokaw takes us through all the seasons and stages of this surprising year, the emotions, discoveries, setbacks, and struggles—times of denial, acceptance, turning points, and courage. After his diagnosis, Brokaw began to keep a journal, approaching this new stage of his life in a familiar role: as a journalist, determined to learn as much as he could about his condition, to report the story, and help others facing similar battles. That journal became the basis of this wonderfully written memoir, the story of a man coming to terms with his own mortality, contemplating what means the most to him now, and reflecting on what has meant the most to him throughout his life. Brokaw also pauses to look back on some of the important moments in his career: memories of Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the morning of September 11, 2001, in New York City, and more. Through it all, Brokaw writes in the warm, intimate, natural voice of one of America’s most beloved journalists, giving us Brokaw on Brokaw, and bringing us with him as he navigates pain, procedures, drug regimens, and physical rehabilitation. Brokaw also writes about the importance of patients taking an active role in their own treatment, and of the vital role of caretakers and coordinated care. Generous, informative, and deeply human, A Lucky Life Interrupted offers a message of understanding and empowerment, resolve and reality, hope for the future and gratitude for a well-lived life. Praise for A Lucky Life Interrupted “It’s impossible not to be inspired by Brokaw’s story, and his willingness to share it.”—Los Angeles Times “A powerful memoir of battling cancer and facing mortality . . . Through the prism of his own illness, Brokaw looks at the larger picture of aging in America.”—Booklist (starred review) “Moving, informative and deeply personal.”—The Daily Beast “The former NBC News anchor has applied the fact-finding skills and straightforward candor that were his stock in trade during his reporting days to A Lucky Life Interrupted.”—USA Today “Brokaw doesn’t paste a smiley face on his story. Again and again, the book returns to stories of loss but also of grace, luck and the beauty of having another swing at bat.”—The Washington Post “Engaging . . . [with] the kind of insight that is typical of Mr. Brokaw’s approach to life and now to illness.”—The Wall Street Journal “Powerful and courageous . . . [Brokaw] looks ahead to the future with hope.”—Bookreporter
Download or read book Had I Known written by Joan Lunden and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America’s most beloved journalists, mother, and New York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it’s had on her life. When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything about it to help her survive. With seven children counting on her, giving up was not an option. After announcing her diagnosis on Good Morning America, people all over the country rallied around Joan as she went into Warrior mode. Within a few months, after losing her hair, Joan appeared on the cover of People magazine bald, showing the world she could, and would, beat the disease. Determined to remain upbeat—to look in the mirror with a brave face—her resolve empowered women everywhere. The Today show quickly recruited Joan as a special correspondent and continues to follow her progress. A deeply personal and powerful story of pain, persistence, and perseverance, Had I Known is a chronicle of Joan’s experience and the plan she formulated and followed to battle with her disease and treatment. As Joan reveals, while her journey was not easy, it profoundly changed her in unexpected ways. Her odyssey helped Joan redefine herself, her values, and most of all, her health. Following a new clean way of eating, Joan lost thirty pounds, became more aware of the food she was eating, and avoided many of the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. Dealing with the cancer also changed her perception of true beauty. Being attractive isn’t about the hair on your head—it’s about the strength and character you bring to everything you do. Positive yet down-to-earth, told with piercing honesty leavened with warmth and humor, Had I Known offers unforgettable, inspirational lessons for us all.
Download or read book Chemotherapy Heals Cancer and the World Is Flat written by Lothar Hirneise and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the future there will be two groups of cancer patients. Those who have read this book - and those who are uninformed. For many years Lothar Hirneise has been traveling throughout the world looking for the most successful cancer therapies, and he has been explaining to people that there is much more available than just chemotherapy and irradiation. Recognized internationally as Europe's leading specialist in this area, he describes the results of his years of research in this encyclopedia of non-conventional therapies. The reader will also learn in detail why so-called experts in reality know little about cancer. In addition to descriptions of more than 100 cancer therapies and substances used in treating cancer, the author also explains which cancer therapies are used allopathically, for which types of cancer, and what is imperative for a patient to know before he subjects himself to such therapies. The 3E program, which is based on the analysis of case histories of thousands of people who have survived late stage cancer, is also described for the first time. Learn why so many people die of cancer, and why so many others do not. This book not only supplies an incredible amount of information, it also helps the cancer patient to find his own way to cure cancer through the active exercises of the 3E program.
Download or read book Breast Cancer Husband written by Marc Silver and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2004-09-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique guide, like none other on the market-packed with medical information, practical tips, psychological insight, and coping strategies--to help men help the women they love through this trying time. When Marc Silver became a breast cancer husband three years ago, he learned firsthand how frightened and helpless the breast cancer husband feels. He searched in vain for a book that would give him the information and advice he so desperately sought. Now this award-winning journalist has compiled just the kind of emotionally supportive and useful resource that he wished he had been able to consult-to give men the tools they need to help their wives, their families, and themselves through this scary, uncertain time. In his years as a consumer journalist and veteran of the News You Can Use staff at U.S. News & World Report, Marc Silver learned what kind of information and advice on medical crises readers found most valuable. He draws on that experience as he covers in depth all the issues couples coping with breast cancer will have to face during diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Highlights include: - The shared experiences of other breast cancer husbands - Guidance from top cancer doctors in the country - Advice on when, how, and what to tell your young children - Tips on coping with radiation and chemotherapy - A candid discussion of sex and intimacy following breast cancer surgery More than 200,000 women are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. At last, with this book, the men who love them have a road map to help them through a difficult and unprecedented journey.
Download or read book The Flight of Our Butterfly written by Deborah A. Wallace and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flight of our Butterfly is a mothers heartfelt celebration of her daughters short life on earth. Our hero, Bianca Jovan, was diagnosed at the age of 19 with an aggressive form of Lupus while in her first year of college. This book brings you into the trials and tribulations of Biancas life through a series of inspirational short stories from her mothers personal handwritten journal. Each chapter tells the story of their relationship, their struggles and their triumphs through small notes and anecdotal observations of love and affection only a mother can have. Their journey takes you back into time as if you were right there enjoying these moments with them. Some funny, some enlightening, and some serious, its a firsthand view into raising a young lady in todays world. Bianca passed away 9 years after the last entry in her mothers journal. The notes following are raw emotional peeks into a mothers resolve after the loss of her child.
