Author : Walter Wangerin Jr.
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1458758176
After receiving his cancer diagnosis, Wangerin wrote letters about confronting his mortality, about living with the messiness of undone tasks and bodily weakness. These meditations present his testimony to faith, love, and the shocking reality of hope.
Author : Gina L. Mulligan
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 20,1 MB
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1452163499
A beautiful collection of handwritten letters that offer strength and comfort to women living with breast cancer. Written by compassionate strangers—many of whom have gone through their own health battles—these heartfelt letters contain empathy, inspiration, and humor to help you overcome difficult moments. They were gathered by Girls Love Mail, an organization that provides support to people diagnosed with breast cancer. Also including beautiful illustrations, this is a book that can bring light to dark moments and make readers feel less alone during stressful and hard times.
Author : Nancy Novack, (Cl
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2015-02-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780692422007
I Am with You is an anthology written by and for amazing cancer patients everywhere. Over 40 women and men who have "walked the walk" of living with cancer ... be it their own diagnosis or that of someone they love ... share their stories to sustain, support, and give you hope. I Am With You is a book of wisdom, wit, inspiration, compassion, and love. Every story you read speaks to the power of those simple, exquisite words "I am with you."
Author : Suzanne Koven
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,58 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1324007141
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2021 A poignant and funny exploration of authenticity in work and life by a woman doctor. In 2017, Dr. Suzanne Koven published an essay describing the challenges faced by female physicians, including her own personal struggle with "imposter syndrome"—a long-held secret belief that she was not smart enough or good enough to be a “real” doctor. Accessed by thousands of readers around the world, Koven’s “Letter to a Young Female Physician” has evolved into a deeply felt reflection on her career in medicine. Koven tells candid and illuminating stories about her pregnancy during a grueling residency in the AIDS era; the illnesses of her child and aging parents during which her roles as a doctor, mother, and daughter converged, and sometimes collided; the sexism, pay inequity, and harassment that women in medicine encounter; and the twilight of her career during the COVID-19 pandemic. As she traces the arc of her life, Koven finds inspiration in literature and faces the near-universal challenges of burnout, body image, and balancing work with marriage and parenthood. Shining with warmth, clarity, and wisdom, Letter to a Young Female Physician reveals a woman forging her authentic identity in a modern landscape that is as overwhelming and confusing as it is exhilarating in its possibilities. Koven offers an indelible account, by turns humorous and profound, from a doctor, mother, wife, daughter, teacher, and writer who sheds light on our desire to find meaning, and on a way to be our own imperfect selves in the world.
Author : Jennifer Lynne Opalewski
Publisher : Elm Hill
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1595557490
Letters to a Cancer Patient is a heartfelt book detailing the goodness of God through one of the toughest things life throws your way- cancer. In her book, Jennifer explains how even through some of her lowest moments, she was able to rely on her faith to get her through. She provides a very open and honest account of her experience, with the hope that she will connect to other cancer patients so they know they are not alone and provide caregivers with insight into what their loved one might be feeling. Ultimately, Jen hopes that by reading this people will be encouraged in their faith, focus on prayer, and cast their fears on God.
Author : Madhulika Sikka
Publisher : Crown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0385348525
A definitive and approachable guide to life during, and after, breast cancer The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is simply being a woman. Madhulika Sikka's A Breast Cancer Alphabet offers a new way to live with and plan past the hardest diagnosis that most women will ever receive: a personal, practical, and deeply informative look at the road from diagnosis to treatment and beyond. What Madhulika Sikka didn't foresee when initially diagnosed, and what this book brings to life so vividly, are the unexpected and minute challenges that make navigating the world of breast cancer all the trickier. A Breast Cancer Alphabet is an inspired reaction to what started as a personal predicament. This A-Z guide to living with breast cancer goes where so many fear to tread: sex (S is for Sex - really?), sentimentality (J is for Journey - it's a cliché we need to dispense with), hair (H is for Hair - yes, you can make a federal case of it) and work (Q is for Quitting - there'll be days when you feel like it). She draws an easy-to-follow, and quite memorable, map of her travels from breast cancer neophyte to seasoned veteran. As a prominent news executive, Madhulika had access to the most cutting edge data on the disease's reach and impact. At the same time, she craved the community of frank talk and personal insight that we rely on in life's toughest moments. This wonderfully inventive book navigates the world of science and story, bringing readers into Madhulika's mind and experience in a way that demystifies breast cancer and offers new hope for those living with it.
Author : Dr. Julie Silver
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1611592119
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Healing for Your Breast Cancer Journey will encourage comfort and encourage breast cancer patients and survivors with its inspiring stories and helpful medical information. A support group from breast cancer diagnosis through treatment to rehabilitation and recovery, this book combines inspiring Chicken Soup for the Soul stories written just for this book and accessible leading-edge medical information from Dr. Julie Silver of Harvard Medical School. Patients and survivors will find comfort, strength and hope.
Author : Heather McManamy
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 20,24 MB
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1492642142
Though the end of your life may be near, it doesn't mean you have to stop living After being diagnosed in her early thirties with terminal breast cancer, Heather McManamy felt like her life was crumbling. Her "normal" vanished—and was replaced with multiple surgeries and dozens of chemo treatments that could briefly extend her life, but would not prevent her inevitable death. With an effervescent spirit and a new perspective, Heather started to live each day as if it were her last. She learned to soak in the moment, appreciate the beauty around her, and celebrate her blessings. She also pondered her daughter's future journey without her mother—and gracefully prepared for it. Heather began to write greeting cards to Brianna. Cards for her first day of school, her sixteenth birthday, her wedding day. Cards for when things were going right and when they were going wrong. Cards for when Brianna would need her mother—whether in five years or in fifty years—and Heather wouldn't be able to be there for her. Cards for Brianna is the story of one mother's powerful love for her young daughter and Heather's unmatched experiences, laced with laughter and charm, are a reminder to never take a single day for granted.
Author : Kevin Kantor
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1943735956
Please Come Off-Book queers the theatrical canon we all grew up with. Kantor critiques the treatment of queer figures and imagines a braver and bolder future that allows queer voices the agency over their own stories. Drawing upon elements of the Aristotelian dramatic structure and the Hero's Journey, Please Come Off-Book is both a love letter to and a scathing critique of American culture and the lenses we choose to see ourselves through.
Author : Lori Hope
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1587612127
When we hear that someone close to us has been diagnosed with cancer, we want nothing more than to comfort them with words of hope, support, and love. But sometimes we don't know what to say or do and don't feel comfortable asking. With sensitive insights and thoughtful anecdotes, Help Me Live provides a personal yet thoroughly researched account of words and actions that are most helpful.
