Teresa Kalvelage Matthews Cancer: the Adventure of Your Life!

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Thiseminently practical book includes the tips survivors share with one another -the little coping strategies that can make a huge difference in the physicaland emotional comfort of the patient and family. The hopeful and encouragingapproach avoids the pitfalls of "statistics" and "scientificprognosis" to focus instead on maximum joy and peace of heart for eachpatient, regardless of the stage of illness. Cancer: The Adventure of Your Life includes the important issues(like losing hair, dealing with insurance companies, or handling visitors) thatdoctors pass over lightly because they are not life-threatening. Thesimply-written explanations are meant for the lay person, although professionalcaregivers will find new insights, too. There is an extensive treatment of theemotional components of the cancer journey, including fear, grieving, andloneliness, along with specific suggestions for both patients and familymembers to adapt to this new reality with a health-nurturing life view. Everyeffort has been made to make the book convenient and easy-to-use for patients,including large print format, stand-alone chapters, and chapter summaries. Thebook is a valuable resource for cancer center libraries, waiting rooms, andphysicians' offices.Themost common response of cancer patients after reading the book is, " Iwish every newly-diagnosed patient had access to this. If only I had known thatI was not alone in my fears and concerns!"