Download or read book My Two Journeys in Cancer World written by Mike Metzler and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February of 2009 the author heard five of the most terrifying words in the English language, "Mr. Metzler, you have cancer." Mike was given a 50/50 chance of surviving for five years, even with being treated with chemotherapy and radiation. That diagnosis started what would become two journeys in Cancer World, a physical and psychological place unwillingly inhabited by cancer patients, their caregivers, families, and friends. The first journey was that of a patient being successfully treated for Stage 4 head and neck cancer for nine months. That journey included numerous medical appointments and scans, many visits to the Emergency Room, and one 4-day stay in the hospital after nearly dying from a reaction to his chemotherapy. His second and much longer journey has been that of a 10-year survivor who has coped with many debilitating and permanent side effects from chemotherapy and radiation treatments. It has left his body, his "Brokedown Palace," with numerous surgical scars, poorly functioning muscles, a speech disability, and a very limited choice of foods that can be eaten and swallowed safely. That last condition has led to him needing a feeding tube for the rest of his life. Most of his story is told in real time, as written in the blog he started when treatments began in 2009 and maintained for the next nine years. Other parts of the story are told through his reflections on the many ups and downs he experienced along the way. Team Mike was the large group of family members, friends, medical professionals, fellow members of the Cancer Survivors' Network community, and even a pet cat who helped Mike through his most difficult times over the years. Its captain was his wife, Terry, who contributes a key chapter from the perspective of his primary caregiver-a viewpoint rarely expressed in the many books written about cancer today. Mike's tells his story with great emotion, clarity, sometimes uncomfortable honesty, and an unfailing sense of humor. In the end, it's a story of perseverance, survival, and optimism-even when there was little to be optimistic about so many times on his journeys. Mike chooses not to dwell on the many things that cancer and its treatments have taken from his life. Rather, he is grateful for the many good things he still has in his life, and the many good things yet to come in the future.

Download or read book My Cancer Is Me written by Vijay Bhat and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of one man’s relationship with his cancer and how it healed him . . . ‘You have cancer.’ These simple words come as a terrible shock. Life, as you know it, changes in an instant and nothing is the same again. Panic and fear overwhelm you as you desperately pin your hopes on doctors and on medical treatment. But this is only part of the story. While your doctors work towards healing your body, you must heal your inner self, just as Vijay Bhat did to beat his cancer. When he focused on himself, Vijay realized that his cancer originated within and only then manifested as a ‘tumour’ in his body. The authors believe that healing requires a ‘person-centric’ approach, where the focus is the whole person and all the aspects of his inner and outer life, rather than an ‘organ-centric’ one, where the focus is merely the disease or affected organ. According to them, cancer is the result of your physical lifestyle along with your mental, emotional and spiritual processes and the ‘stressors’ associated with these processes. For instance, negative thoughts and attitudes are mental stressors while negative emotions such as anger and guilt are emotional stressors. Healing these aspects of yourself is essential for physical healing. The authors guide you through your process of self-discovery, showing you how to find your stressors and teaching you how to recover from them. The book also gives useful information on the biological aspects of cancer and its causes; dietary and nutritional needs of cancer patients; how to maintain optimum immunity; how to confront loss and death; and the role of the caregiver. My Cancer Is Me is a thought-provoking and sensitive guide for anyone who has cancer or is supporting a loved one with cancer.

Download or read book My Journey With Cancer written by Jane Medved and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir talks about all of the horror that my family and I had experienced with my grandfather since he was diagnosed with cancer. This is an inspiring story of how I got through challenges in my life. It shows to readers that anyone could get through traumatic experiences and make the best of it no matter what happens.

Download or read book A Dietitian s Cancer Story written by Diana Dyer and published by Swan Press (MI). This book was released on 2000 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Their Cancer Your Journey written by Anne Orchard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for anyone affected by another person's cancer. It deals with practical and emotional issues that arise on the journey.

Download or read book Slow Train written by Dee Shemma and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tears are the perfect place for you to start healing. Dealing with the dreaded diagnosis and planning your prognosis. Ovarian cancer is not silent, there are signs and symptoms. Dont own cancer by saying I have cancer or My cancer. Will you go the conventional or the alternative route? Theres a difference between a good doctor and a great doctor. The choices, challenges and changes of chemotherapy treatment. Getting used to bald being beautiful and wearing a wig. Life is like a movie and, temporarily, you may not be in it. If you dont have a wellness programme, you should create one. Do you feel you fit the cancer profile? On a cancer journey, you die to your old life and are born again. Your recovery is individual, it wont fit a schedule. There are things family and friends should know. Try to keep in touch with Champs, no matter what. Youll be showered with gifts from the Universe and friends. Youll be grateful for chemo pals, sisters and carers. It hurts when someone doesnt know how to be there for you. The pain of losing a friend to cancer. Strategies for dealing with depression. Youll be wrapped in light, grace and good energy. In time, you may feel grateful for the cancer journey. Is cancer a gift?

Download or read book 50 Days of Hope written by Lynn Eib and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eib shares amazing, true stories of those who have been through cancer and discovers that when God and cancer meet, hope is never far away. This book is packed with a daily dose of encouragement.

Download or read book Strength Renewed written by Shirley Corder and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing can sap a person's strength and hope quite like a cancer diagnosis--unless it is the energy-stealing chemotherapy and surgeries faced in the fight against cancer. But one can find hope and strength in the pages of Scripture and in the experience of someone who has been there. Strength Renewed is an encouraging devotional for those living in the valley of cancer. Meditations combine Scripture and stories from the author's own experience and can be read in sequential order to move the reader through a typical cancer journey from diagnosis through treatment. Each devotion also stands on its own, so readers can go directly to the entry that speaks to their need. Each devotional includes a short prayer and a Scripture verse for encouragement.

Download or read book Vickie s Story written by Vickie Sides and published by CrossBooks Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For I know the plans I have for you, said the Lord, plans to help you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 Vickie and her husband, Roney, were eagerly anticipating their retirement when the cancer storm invaded, changing their lives dramatically. Author Vickie Sides tells how the storm blew away her plans and spread its clouds to affect all her family, leaving a gamut of emotions in its wake. As initial hopes that she was cured collapsed, shock and disbelief vied for control with Sides s fear and uncertainty. All too soon, she discovered that the storm was far from over; she was in the eye of a hurricane. Where are you, God? Why is this happening? and What purpose do you have for me? are only some of the questions that plagued her, as she battled not only through her own illness, but also through caring for her loved ones. Yet Vickie s Story is not about agony or despair. Instead, it is a journey of faith and of learning how to cope, one day at a time, and by the grace of God. It is about decking the halls for Christmas even as death awaits, accepting the fact that we are all at different stages of being terminal, and transitioning towards trusting the Lord completely. Today, an ovarian cancer survivor of eleven years, Sides hopes to inspire and encourage those who struggle with cancer. May her journey lead others to live above the circumstances with joy and peace and trust the God who has brought her through death and fiery trials.

Download or read book Dying to Be Me written by Anita Moorjani and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "I had the choice to come back ... or not. I chose to return when I realized that 'heaven' is a state, not a place" In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down—overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth . . . and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was released from the hospital within weeks—without a trace of cancer in her body! Within this enhanced e-book, Anita recounts—in words and on video—stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish her career and find true love, as well as how she eventually ended up in that hospital bed where she defied all medical knowledge. In "Dying to Be Me," Anita Freely shares all she has learned about illness, healing, fear, "being love," and the true magnificence of each and every human being!

Download or read book Your Journey with God Through Cancer written by Criswell Freeman and published by Freeman Smith. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: devotional centered around promise, prayer and hope in going through Cancer

Download or read book Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor written by Kris Carr and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are a Survivor from Day One On the heels of the acclaimed Learning Channel documentary and best-selling survival guidebook Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips comes this survivor's companion. In Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips Kris Carr and her posse of Cancer Babes shared their wealth of insights, tricks, how-tos, and hell yeahs for living life with cancer. Now Kris invites all the Cancer Cowgirls (and dudes) out there to chat back and record their own journeys, with this beautifully illustrated, full-color go-anywhere companion. Pairing Kris's signature sass and smart, soulful, real advice with thoughtful exercises, new contributors, and ample space for writing and reflecting, Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor reaffirms that it is possible to live a real, fun, crazy, sexy life—with cancer. Kris shares her wit and wisdom on everything from food and exercise to make-up, meditation, spirituality, dreams, planning for today (and the future), and much, much more. The user-friendly trim size and flexible-cover format meanwhile ensure that this incomparable blend of informative pocket companion and journal can go anywhere—brightening up those hours in hospital waiting rooms, at home, or spent out in the big, wide, wonderful world putting into practice that most precious truth: healing is about truly living.

Download or read book It s My Fault written by Sherry Kay Thompson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people say such crazy things to people who have cancer? What should you say when someone tells you it is your fault? The author learned how to move beyond caring what people think and began accepting her cancer and embracing her life!

Download or read book The Joy written by Sandra R. Jolla and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding joy in the midst of turbulent times is not always easy. When you get disappointing news, how do you turn tragedy to triumph? How do you make the bitter sweet? How do you transition from chaos to calm? The author makes her journey with cancer a faith walk filled with excitement and joy as she embarks upon one of the most challenging times of her life. I learned that even though I had mapped out a plan, God had a different plan for my life. This is my story of how I chose to make my journey with Cancer a JOYFUL walk. Sandra

Download or read book My Warrior Mommy written by Beckie Gladfelter and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child narrates the story to explain the stages of his mother's breast cancer treatment to help the reader understand what their mother may encounter during her breast cancer treatment. "My Warrior Mommy: Our Breast Cancer Journey" is the perfect book for mothers who have to share their medical diagnosis of breast cancer with their children. This book will help parents explain the stages of mommy's treatment to their children in a heartfelt, open, honest, and child-friendly manner. "My Warrior Mommy: Our Breast Cancer Journey" will help families navigate through breast cancer together.

Download or read book My Cancer Journey a Rendezvous with Myself written by Parul Banka and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book My Cancer Journey A rendezvous with myself is a candid narration of my encounter with breast cancer. It is the story of an ordinary woman who was put in extraordinary circumstances, and who undertook her cancer journey with the utmost courage. This memoir is not just about describing a difficult medical condition. It is about going through the experience, and emerging from it wiser and stronger. It is about using cancer as a life changing experience, despite all the trauma and the loss and the change neednt be for the worse. It is about understanding the choice that a human being has the choice to accept what cannot be changed, and to use one of the toughest fights of life to evolve into a better person, irrespective of the prognosis. Pick up a copy to embark on a rendezvous with your inner self! A factual, informative and profound book, truly from the heart. I highly recommend this book, and it offers some important insights from holistic therapy. Lorraine Smillie, Homeopath and Holistic Healer, UK Paruls account of her experience with breast cancer and what she found helpful will be a useful companion for other young women finding themselves in a similar situation. Dr Caroline Hoffman OAM, PhD, clinical and research director, The Haven, London This is book is a very personal and very honest story of survival from breast cancer. Parul has shown enormous courage to emerge as a strong,determined woman with everything to live for. Beverley van der Molen, Macmillan Information and Education Officer, Pauls Cancer Support Centre and St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and author of Taking Control of Cancer

Download or read book Life Is Short Eat the Donut written by Jane Biehl PhD and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2010, Jane Biehls life changed forever with a shocking diagnosis: Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). After discovering she had a rare form of blood cancer that required regular chemotherapy treatments and had an average life span of just over one hundred months, Biehl set down an unexpected path where she learned to always eat the donut and never give up hope. Biehl writes with honesty and humor while sharing personal essays that poignantly describe the roller coaster of her cancer journey over the past eight years. After revealing how she recovered from the shock and numbness and decided to face the reality of living with MDS, Biehl leads others through her experiences as she dealt with the painful and debilitating side effects of her treatments and medications, became her own advocate, developed a love/hate relationship with chemo, embraced the comfort provided by her loyal service dog, and ultimately learned to seize the day. Included are lists of resources on natural treatments, cancer drugs, and organizations that can help. Life Is ShortEat the Donut! shares anecdotes and helpful insights gleaned by a cancer survivor that gently remind all of us that life is a precious gift.