Author: Lavinia Urban
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781980407706
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 125
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2017 was one of the hardest times of my life. It was the year I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer.In this book I lay everything bare and tell you what it is really like living with cancer.
Author: Hendler Sue
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780987972576
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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As a university professor, an environmentalist, and a world-traveller, Sue Hendler was thriving. Then she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She had to give up her job, make hard decisions about medical treatment, and drastically shorten her vision of the future. As her cancer spread, she ironically acquired a new identity as a cancer "survivor." Compelled to find meaning in her "new normal" of life with a fatal disease, she decided to write for a wider audience. In Dying in Public: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, Hendler talks about her experiences of undergoing surgery, taking steroids, receiving chemotherapy, and enrolling in a clinical drug trial. As her condition worsens she remains committed to living fully. She struggles with writing a bucket list, discusses her "legacy," and talks about her feelings of anger and the importance of love. She also describes how she lived, towards the end, with the support of the members of her "Care Team," a group of over thirty friends, family, and health care workers who enabled her to remain at home until the day before her death. This honest, witty, and unsentimental depiction of "dying in public" is a profound tribute to a life well lived.
Author: Musa Mayer
Publisher: Patient-Centered Guides
ISBN: 9781565925229
Category : BREAST--CANCER--POPULAR WORKS.
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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This book discusses the realities of metastatic breast cancer. All aspects of the disease are covered: gathering information; coping with recurrent disease; making treatment choices; communicating with health professionals; and discussing end of life issues. Inspirational stories from those who have been there are also featured.
Author: Elizabeth Wertz Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935864875
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Carol A. Miele
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479740470
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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BOOK SUMMARY Metastatic Madness is a collection of poems and the recollections of the author’s experience with a first time cancer diagnosis. The book describes the author’s five phases of coping with this diagnosis, from initial shock to adjusting to and becoming a strong advocate for herself and others. Soon after discovering a thickening in her left breast, the author learned she was at Stage 4 breast cancer. Despite previous negative screening and test results, she now has an incurable form of the disease. Following several months of chemotherapy and surgery, she went into remission of her illness. Since then, she has developed the strength and will to face an illness that has an average life span of three to five years. The author’s intent is to share her experience with others who may be struggling with a cancer diagnosis, and hopefully, give them strategies to improve the quality of their lives. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Carol A. Miele retired from nursing after a 45 year nursing career. Growing up in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Community Medical Center School of Nursing in 1965, received a BS Degree in Nursing Education at Wilkes College in 1977 and a Masters of Public Health at East Stroudsburg University in 2000. The author enjoyed many roles in nursing: Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric, Operating Room, Emergency Room, Recovery Room and Intensive Care Unit clinical nurse. Also. She was an Occupational Health Nurse, Nursing Instructor, Assistant Director of Nurses, and Quality/Risk Manager in the hospital, home care, hospice and residential environments. Diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer and metastasis to bone in October 2010, she went into remission in June 2011 following months of Chemotherapy. Enjoying her stable condition, she lives with her husband and dog Flora in Ocala, FL. They have two married daughters, Marisa Grier and Kristen Miele Beatty.
Author: Denice Jeffery
Publisher: PartridgeIndia
ISBN: 1482898330
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 111
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As a psychologist, Denice Jeffery helped others learn to face their greatest fears with courage and integrity. But on a dark day in 2005, she would need to learn how to apply those same support strategies to her own life. That day, she learned that she had breast cancer. Just five years later, she was told that the cancer had metastasized, spreading throughout her body. A remarkable journey began then; now, she is officially in complete remission. Here, she shares her experiences honestly and intimately. Although she had radiation, she refused chemotherapy in favor of more natural therapies. She bravely rejected her terminal diagnosis and started on a race for her very life, hoping to unearth complementary strategies that could potentially ensure her survival. In Part One, she invites you into the life of a patient who refused to accept that there was nothing to be done. In Part Two she details the strategies, supplements, and protocols she used to overcome her cancer. Her story, from diagnosis to complete remission and how she achieved that transformation, offers hope to anyone facing cancer. "Not wanting to give up and just hand over to chemotherapy, Ms Jeffery did her research and found a variety of alternatives that each had good, if largely anecdotal successes, but which made sense to her in terms of theory. She also did a voyage through her own psyche to smooth the path, and in the end, has won the day and shares it all with the reader." -Dr. Val Lewis, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
Author: Anne Loeser
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781795860604
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 357
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The author, herself a metastatic breast cancer patient, created this book to help patients and their loved ones cope with a complex and difficult disease. The Insider's Guide to Metastatic Breast Cancer provides information about approved therapies in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, as well as scientific studies, cutting edge research, clinical trials, and palliative care.The adage that "knowledge is power" is particularly compelling when dealing with issues affecting survival and quality of life. Consequently, this fact-based handbook is a must-read for every patient contending with treatment decisions and side effects.
Author: Kenneth D. Miller
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142144190X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 457
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"Providing comprehensive, current, and reliable information on breast cancer, this book, written by an experienced oncologist, a surgeon, and a breast cancer survivor, informs and inspires readers, wherever they are in the breast cancer experience. Patient stories, essays from medical specialists, and illustrations add clarity and insight"--
Author: Charles L. Vogel MD
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669815382
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Written by oncologists and patients, the authors have presented real, inspirational clinical histories specifically for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Having been told by their doctors that MBC is “treatable but not curable,” many focus on the word incurable. This book describes the clinical courses of thirty-nine woman and one man living with MBC often many years beyond what statistics would predict. These are stories of coping, courage, adaptation, prolonged survivals, true grit, and occasional miracles. After reading this book, it is hoped that the reader will gain hope and persevere, feeling that they, too, can beat the statistics.
Author: Gayle Bittinger
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781493755387
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Gayle Bittinger's journal about her experience with breast cancer treatment will inspire all whose lives have been touched by cancer. Whether you are a cancer patient, cancer survivor, or a family member or friend of someone who's been diagnosed with cancer, you will find hope, life, laughter, and tears as you walk with her through a year of cancer treatment. Her journey begins with a necklace and a pink heart charm. As she considers the charm and what it means to her, she records her thoughts in a journal. Each week a new charm is chosen, and each week, Gayle discovers new insights into her journey through cancer treatment. This book is the story of that journey, a record of thoughts, feelings, and connections inspired by 52 charms chosen over the course of a year, a journey that eventually guides her to the realization that she is Leading a Charmed Life. Not an easy life, not a trouble-free life, but a life filled with love and surprises, celebrations and joy. It is a book written for all who walk the journey of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
