A Survivor's Guide to Kicking Cancer's Ass


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It's a ballsy move to look in the face of cancer and say, "I'm gonna kick your ass!" Yet Dena Mendes did just that, and now she'll tell you how to do the same thing! This book is a crash course in learning how to be your own advocate. Empower yourself by using your intuition and newfound knowledge, and you'll come through this difficult yet amazing health-awakening opportunity with flying colors. With this step-by-step guide at your side, your journey will turn into a beautiful dance. As Dena promises, "You'll get to turn yourself inside out and become someone new. I guarantee that this is the best trip you'll ever take!" This guide is a life preserver that has been created to support you on your journey back to perfect health. . . .




Every Day I Fight


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"A memoir about Scott's fight against cancer"--




Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips


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The ultimate girlfriends guide to kicking cancer's tail. Part memoir, part tips, tricks and secrets, this handbook will educate you and make you feel like you're not alone.




Cancer Vixen


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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.




So, You're Getting Chemo


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Are you or a loved one about to go through chemo? Do you need real, honest, raw information from someone who has been there? Chemotherapy sucks, but it can also save your life. This book gives you a blunt and NOT politically correct look at the process and the side effects. From hair loss to poop and everything in between, it is the perfect quick read for a chemo patient or someone who loves them. Featuring full color and sometimes inappropriate adult humor, it is a refreshing break from the seriousness of cancer.Written and illustrated by breast cancer survivor Tracy Wazac, this book will have you laughing at her honest take on what you can expect. It's written like a conversation that you'd have with a friend, telling you like it is. Applies to any type of cancer requiring chemo: breast, lung, lymphoma, leukemia, uterine, ovarian melanoma, prostate, testicular, colon, cervical, brain, pancreatic, kidney, carcinoma, and all the rest.For both men and women8.5 x 8.5 inches (21.59 x 21.59 cm)Soft paperback matte coverFull color 66 pagesBright and bold colored, hand drawn cartoons by the authorWritten in plain, everyday languageNot safe for work or kids!!! Contains some cuss words and graphic descriptions of bodily functions.




F*ck Cancer


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This book is for you. If you are fighting cancer, this is for you. If your brother, sister, mom, dad, son, daughter, relative, or friend is fighting cancer, this is for you. If you've lost someone to cancer like I have, this is for you. If cancer affects your life in any way, this is for you. The stress of cancer can feel crushing. But perhaps this book can help you get away from it all, if only for a little while, coloring your stress away and infusing your mind and body with some much-needed positivity. Every little bit helps. With 35 gorgeous and inspiring, single-sided, frameable designs inside ranging from simple to intricate, most include uplifting messages...from the socially acceptable "You've got the heart of a fighter" to the cheekily profane "You are stronger than this shit." So find a comfortable place to artistically unwind, raise your spirits, and boost your inner resolve to fight harder and keep going. For yourself and for those you love. You can. You've got this. I believe in you. *A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to support research dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. Because fuck cancer.




Fuck Off, Cancer


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A best seller in the making! Honest! Raw! You will laugh and cry as you learn what happens behind closed doors to your friends or family member with cancer. You may think that you are in the know but the truth will shock you! A quick read with candid, straightforward insight to the real deal of cancer! A definite tool for any person wanting to support someone battling cancer or for the newly diagnosed patient to see "behind the curtain" Fear can be worse than reality... Read this book and you will realize that cancer isn't as bad as you imagine it to be and that you can actually turn this scary diagnosis into a positive! Follow the author's journey through cancer as she turns this deadly disease into a party at every turn. Watch as Linda makes the most of the situation as she weaves her way through various treatments. The book covers the topics of occasionally tumultuous marital relations, questioning religion and why this is happening to "me," how the loss of hair affected her life, and how relationships with friends and family are altered by this potentially life threatening disease. This book is a very raw, "nothing held back" memoir which lays the facts on the table and contains the pictures to prove it. So grab your libation of choice and sit down for a quick read! Book clubs have found this to be a great source for discussion for a myriad of hot topics. The last two pages of the book have discussion questions to get the conversation started! Warning: This book contains gross pictures and scary middle aged pornography (Don't say you haven't been warned!)




The Perks of Having Cancer


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Inspirational, positive, uplifting look at battling cancer.




I Kicked Cancer's Ass!


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This one of a kind book details the everyday life of a cancer patient undergoing treatments for Leukemia. The chronological order of events are entertaining, inspiring, and motivational. With faith, prayer, and a positive mind, anything is possible and the author proves that time and time again. Two thumbs up!




A Playful Spirit


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The great narratives of religion and nationhood were battered in the twentieth century by the dual forces of globalization and postmodernism. In the uncertainty of broken traditions, many people looking for God retreated into a regressive fundamentalism, and others abandoned themselves to nihilism and cynicism. But is there another way? In this volume, esteemed sociologist and therapist Mark W. Teismann offers a fresh approach to spiritual pursuits, one that neither relies upon absolutes nor leaves seekers in a void of disbelief. This approach is to consider the exercise of spirituality as a type of play. Teismann takes the reader on a whirlwind ride through the different aspects of play and how they relate to spirituality. Teismann draws on classical philosophers, memories of childhood, developmental science, poets, and his long career as a psychotherapist to create a deep understanding of how the spirit of play informs our moral pursuits and spiritual yearnings. A conclusion and epilogue summarize the book’s tenets and touch on Mark Teismann’s battle with cancer and how the practices of meditation and play accompanied him on his spiritual journey in the context of an incurable disease. The book’s appendix gives interested readers a detailed description of how to approach the practice of meditation.