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As a sole survivor of a rare Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, it is with great triumph that we celebrate this, the 10-Year Cancer Survivorship Anniversary of the one and only, Edward Miskie.
You're cordially invited to take a seat & enjoy what can only be described as a musical theatre fever dream fueled by chemo, alcohol, sex, & heartbreak. Told from the honest, raw and oftentimes hilarious view of Edward, as he navigates his way through the painful realities...
562) Paint Your Hair Blue: A Celebration of Life with Hope for Tomorrow in the Face of Pediatric Cancer
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In Paint Your Hair Blue, Sue Matthews takes you through the heartwarming tale of heroic courage and devastating blows that characterized her daughter Taylor's odyssey through the underfunded world of pediatric cancer. This book serves in equal portions as an inspiring tale of the power of love and determination, and a cautionary tale of the need for parents and all caregivers to be their own advocates. It will empower you, no matter what your circumstance,...
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The multi-award-winning former broadcast and print journalist Stacy Shelton, chronicles not one, but two diagnoses of breast cancer. Once diagnosed, Shelton found a new presence, which she dubbed "Crazy Woman," had taken up residence in her brain, wreaking havoc and forcing her to face her own mortality. As she learned to navigate the once foreign world of cancer, she realized that during the subsequent seven surgeries, including a bilateral mastectomy,...
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Three Years in Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac is a memoir written by American nurse and reformer, Mary Phinney von Olnhausen (1828-1902). The book was published in 1867 and chronicles Mary's experiences as a nurse during the American Civil War. Mary Phinney von Olnhausen was born in Massachusetts and was from a wealthy family. During the war, she volunteered as a nurse for the Union Army, working in field hospitals throughout the Eastern...
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What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love?
David Maginley has been there – four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within. In Beyond Surviving, you will learn how to:
- Turn the mind into an ally as you grapple with uncertainty.
- Improve spiritual health...
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Do you feel like you are barely holding on? Let the golden thread of God's presence be the calm on the other side of chaos. It could be that He is weaving a brilliant new beginning in the middle of your mess.
Join beloved worship leader and songwriter of "Shout to The Lord", Darlene Zschech as she traces God's goodness through her recent transitions.
Perfect for anyone who's:
• Battling cancer or another health scare
• Moving to a new...
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Time for a Heart-to-Heart is not your typical memoir, but is rather eclectic in tone - at times philosophical, poetic, poignant, uplifting, confessional, hysterically funny, and nostalgic. But most of all, it is an inspiring story of the triumph of hope and the human spirit in the face of the direst of circumstances and the ultimate challenge of survival. People who have gone through significant heart disease or have undergone organ transplants —...
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¿Cómo aceptar la enfermedad y, sobre todo, la muerte de un ser querido?
Al igual que Diario del hombre pálido del también pamplonés Juan Gracia Armendáriz, libro con gran acogida en sus tres ediciones por el colectivo médico y sanitario y, lo más importante, los pacientes, Luz de noviembre, por la tarde resuelve con brillantez esos momentos tristes e intensos que a algunos nos toca vivir. Sin ninguna amargura, sólo con la melancolía que...
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Join a high-powered lawyer on his fight for his life against brain cancer and learn how to remain Forever Optimistic.
At age fifty-five, Robert S. Brams, a former college athlete, was in perfect health. He had a beautiful wife, two children in college, a circle of close friends, and a hard-driving international law practice as partner at one of the most prestigious firms in Washington, DC. But after a fateful car accident, an MRI scan revealed a...
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Cancer May Have Taken Her Life, But Not Her Legacy. This is a story about the biggest things in life, which is ironic because it ends with a death.
When Amy Nappa was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV-B uterine cancer, her life and that of her husband's, Mike, changed forever. But they weren't the only ones whose lives were touched by Amy's courageous journey into the waiting arms of her loving Savior.
What started out as a private Facebook group...
572) In the Extra Years
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In the Extra Years by Roger Sippl is a poetry book. It's about how I spent the rest of my life after I survived, at age nineteen, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of cancer that, at the time, only gave me a twenty percent chance of living further. This book is poetry. Therefore, it doesn't detail everything I did. Many events in my past just don't make good poetry.
I took three companies public, and although it got me, the Golden Hat Trick Award from my...
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One woman's brave journey to take control of her life, health, and future. After a routine pap smear in 2009, Angela Schmidt Fishbaugh discovered that she had tested positive for BRCA1, a genetic trait that predisposed her to breast and ovarian cancer. After her initial shock-and subsequent to consulting with medical professionals, friends, and family-the proactive mother and teacher embarked on a mission to nip the issue at the bud. Angela's story...
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What's it worth to you to live another year?
Writer, poet, foodie, and storyteller Lynn Hoffman considers that question in Radiation Days, a memoir of his experience fighting throat cancer.
How many arrows will you put up with? How often are you willing to puke? What's a good day, no, what's a good enough day? Is there anything in your life that you care about so much that you'll let the archer shoot every day rather than take Death's hand? So far,...
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Fight the power and protect your family from the corporate interests that control our food chain.
When author and homesteader Nicole Faires decided to retrofit an old school bus and tour America's small farms with her husband and two small children, she expected to learn a lot, be inspired, and have some fun. But what she found disturbed her. Mismanaged small farms; clueless urbanites setting up shop to "get back to the land"; a mindless devotion...
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Kelley Skoloda was the healthiest person she knew, until the day she became a cancer patient.
During her first, routine colonoscopy-without having experienced any symptoms-Kelley received a shocking diagnosis: colon cancer. Based on the true story of her subsequent cancer journey, A Way Back to Health reveals how surprising lessons paved the way for her recovery, shares helpful action steps for those who find themselves in a similar situation, and...
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Staring in the face of prostate cancer at age thirty-five and metastatic disease and proposed surgical castration at age forty, Paul Steinberg was forced to take two simultaneous journeys. The first was to transition from doctor to patient and surrender his physical health to a medical establishment he knew from firsthand knowledge would be using approaches that would be outdated within a few years. The second was a spiritual journey. His search for...
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If you have received an incurable cancer diagnosis, hearing about someone "who made it" is like spotting a rescue ship when you're drowning in a stormy sea. Miracle Survivors provides that lifeline with a collection of stories of cancer survivors who were given a terminal diagnosis but shocked everyone by thriving years past their prognoses. These "miracle survivors" have different cancers and circumstances, but share a poor prognosis and incredible...
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The story, which inspired the major drama Tina and bobby. Bobby Moore's untimely death in 1993, at the age of 51, had a profound impact on the people of this country. As the only English football captain ever to raise the World Cup, he was not just a football icon but a national one. Yet Bobby was an intensely reserved, almost mysterious personality. Only one person was his true friend and confidante - his boyhood sweetheart, Tina, whom he met at...
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When Janice learns that she has stage four cancer, she feels the sand in life's hourglass begin to escape through her fingers. A successful trial lawyer, she's spent her entire adulthood competing, clock watching, and chasing the money while life slipped by unnoticed. But this diagnosis leaves her questioning whether it's all been worth it. In this candid memoir, Janice reflects on the choices she made throughout her life to bring her to this point....
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