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Book Synopsis Beating Cancer with Faith, Optimism, and Humor by : Fabiana Da Silva
Download or read book Beating Cancer with Faith, Optimism, and Humor written by Fabiana Da Silva and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fabiana Da Silva had been living and teaching in the United States for only few years when she met the prince she had been searching for her entire life. After they married on May 4, 2013, they shared beautiful moments for seven months until the day Fabiana received a shocking diagnosis. She had leukemia. In a heartwarming retelling, Fabiana leads others chronologically through her life in the days before the diagnosis as she excitedly prepared for a trip to Brazil, through her symptoms that ultimately steered her to a diagnosis, her treatments and their impact on her marriage, and her positive outlook through it all. As she candidly brings each moment to life, Fabiana encourages others to keep their faith, hope, and humor during their own health challenges so that they, too, can live in the present and embrace every moment, good or bad.
Book Synopsis God's Got Jokes by : Neosho C Ponder
Download or read book God's Got Jokes written by Neosho C Ponder and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In God's Got Jokes, author Neosho C. Ponder allows the reader into the most personal and vulnerable parts of her life. As she battled the hardships of cancer, she learned that some of those who supported her succumbed to their own battles of cancer. You will hear stories such as: Being evicted during chemotherapy, which finally led to her seeing the humor and not choosing to give up. The financial adversity that affects cancer patients too sick to work, those undergoing treatments and multiple surgeries. The loss of several loved ones in a short time during the battle of a lifetime. The deeper connection to faith, family, and self, despite mental health struggles. Ponder's resilience is astonishing. She never let her diagnosis keep her from doing anything, including traveling to taking care of others that needed her. God's Got Jokes is a long-awaited companion to those fighting cancer, have faced your own difficult journey, or just appreciate winning!
Book Synopsis Princesses Don't Get Cancer by : Hope Jordan
Download or read book Princesses Don't Get Cancer written by Hope Jordan and published by CrossBooks Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While showering one day, Hope Jordan discovered a lump in her breast. Her first thought: But princesses don't get cancer. Like so many other women, she saw her life as a fairy tale. As her diamond tiara washed down the drain, Hope readied herself for a heroic battle that had the potential to end her fairy tale and her life. Princesses Don't Get Cancer tells Hope's story, but it is one shared by many families. Breast cancer is the second-most-diagnosed form of cancer detected in women. Diagnosis, treatment, and healing are long processes, but they are also opportunities for personal growth, as Hope found the hard way. Faith and humor carried her through her process, along with endless optimism. Hope's difficult journey is chronicled here, as she addresses both practical issues choosing a doctor, buying a wig to reactions of family and friends and how they dealt with watching a loved one suffer through sickness. Cancer is a long, awful path. It is true, we cannot choose our paths in life, but we can choose how we respond to difficulties we face. For Hope Jordan, she stands by her mantra of holding tight to good people and good experiences, while keeping God at the center of it all!
Book Synopsis The Perks of Having Cancer by : Diana Bosse
Download or read book The Perks of Having Cancer written by Diana Bosse and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspirational, positive, uplifting look at battling cancer.
Download or read book I'm Just a Person written by Tig Notaro and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star of HBO Max's "Tig Notaro: Drawn," "Army of the Dead," "One Mississippi" and "Instant Family." As well as the host of the podcasts "Don't Ask Tig" and "Tig and Cheryl: True Story" with Cheryl Hines. One of America’s most original comedic voices delivers a darkly funny, wryly observed, and emotionally raw account of her year of death, cancer, and epiphany. In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this devastating barrage, Tig took her grief onstage. Days after receiving her cancer diagnosis, she broke new comedic ground, opening an unvarnished set with the words: “Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you? Hi, how are you? Is everybody having a good time? I have cancer.” The set went viral instantly and was ultimately released as Tig’s sophomore album, Live, which sold one hundred thousand units in just six weeks and was later nominated for a Grammy. Now, the wildly popular star takes stock of that no good, very bad year—a difficult yet astonishing period in which tragedy turned into absurdity and despair transformed into joy. An inspired combination of the deadpan silliness of her comedy and the open-hearted vulnerability that has emerged in the wake of that dire time, I’m Just a Person is a moving and often hilarious look at this very brave, very funny woman’s journey into the darkness and her thrilling return from it.
Book Synopsis Rainbows, Lollipops, & Tough Bitches Fight Cancer by : Cara Riggs
Download or read book Rainbows, Lollipops, & Tough Bitches Fight Cancer written by Cara Riggs and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainbows, Lollipops & Tough Bitches Fight Cancer presents sentiments associated with the cancer journey. From diagnosis, through treatment and remission, emotions range from joy, stupidity, fear, faith, humor, darkness and rebirth, all told in short stories by women. “When I first heard the word CANCER in my own diagnosis, I felt an enormous challenge ahead of me. This was potentially the worst enemy I could ever foresee battling. Instead, my faith and my personal mantra, Nothing Is Everything, became more real to me as I came to regard this challenge as a triumph and just another phase of my life … but not the total sum of my life. Trust me … the amazing stories in Rainbows, Lollipops & Tough Bitches Fight Cancer put together with such thoughtfulness will lift you, amuse you and probably make you cry. Such a perfect gift for the newly diagnosed or anyone connected to the cancer journey.” – Camille Moten, singer, actress, author of Nothing Is Everything
Book Synopsis Lifesaving Gratitude by : Bunny Terry
Download or read book Lifesaving Gratitude written by Bunny Terry and published by Canadian River Press. This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever been ugly dumped, knocked off your feet, financially devastated, stunned by a potentially fatal diagnosis, or paralyzed by fear, you'll find comfort and strategies for surviving and eventually thriving in this book. Bunny Terry experienced all of these and was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer on a day when she thought she was the healthiest person in the world. Her surprising journey through the maze of illness, treatment, surgery, and recovery, along with her stubborn daily practice of gratitude, even when she wanted to throw her gratitude journal off a cliff, will leave you laughing, crying, and hopefully feeling grateful, even when it seems impossible.The author heard her father say daily, "If life were any better, I'd have to be two people," even in moments when things seemed especially dire. He said it when he was losing the farm, when she was an unwed pregnant college student, when she was getting her third divorce, and even when she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Putting that practice of positivity and gratitude to work when she was ill and struggling with chemo was no easy feat, but it frequently felt like the only alternative to outright despair. In unexpected, simple, and profound language, Bunny's transparent sharing of her cancer, her vulnerability, her physical pain, and her gratitude story will move you to tears at the same time that it gives you tools for saving your own life with a gratitude practice.
Book Synopsis A "Cute" Leukemia by : Rodney Curtis
Download or read book A "Cute" Leukemia written by Rodney Curtis and published by Front Edge Publishing. This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise by : Erma Bombeck
Download or read book I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise written by Erma Bombeck and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1989 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of children fighting and surviving cancer is a tale of innocent courage and remarkable strength of character in the face of a seemingly implacable foe
Book Synopsis It's Not Chemo. It's Therapy. by : Rob Huthnance
Download or read book It's Not Chemo. It's Therapy. written by Rob Huthnance and published by It's Not Chemo LLC. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we learned that my wife Charlotte needed surgery to remove two large and potentially cancerous tumors from her abdomen, I did what a lot of people do these days. I sent an email alerting friends and family about our situation. After Charlotte's surgery, I sent another email update. Toward the end of her hospital stay, I sent another. During this beginning stage of her excursion with cancer, many people encouraged me to set up a blog or join one of the websites where I could post updates for all to view. These propositions felt uncomfortable. In a world where social media can get out of control, we wanted to control our situation as best we could and decided against these avenues. I took charge of communication by drafting and sending an email every Friday. The personal touch of the direct email felt natural. We had direct correspondence with our community, and their responses brought smiles to our faces - often in a manner that would have been inappropriate had the responder posted a reply online for the world to read. What we didn't contemplate or comprehend was the buzz the weekly emails would create and the power of the forward button. Hundreds of people were on the original distribution list; thousands and thousands read the emails. The collection of emails - along with comments and explanations added later in retrospect - have been compiled into a book soon to be available on amazon. Charlotte and I hope that our journey and what we learned can be helpful or even inspirational to others in challenging circumstances. Please join us in that hope ...
Book Synopsis Let Me Get This Off My Chest by : Margaret Lesh
Download or read book Let Me Get This Off My Chest written by Margaret Lesh and published by Storyrhyme.com Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-time breast cancer survivor shares her funny and not-so-funny anecdotes about her experiences and life lessons with a stubborn disease.
Download or read book Candide (憨第德) written by Voltaire and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Walking Disaster written by Jamie Aten and published by Templeton Press. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a meaning to our suffering? Is hope realistic when tragedy befalls us? Is a return to normalcy possible after our life is uprooted by catastrophe? These are the questions that disaster psychologist Dr. Jamie Aten wrestled with when he was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. In this gripping memoir, Aten shares the life-affirming and faith-renewing insights that he discovered during his tumultuous struggle against the disease. Aten’s journey began in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck his community. After witnessing the devastation wrought by the storm, he dedicated his career to investigating how people respond to and recover from all manner of disasters. He studied disaster zones around the globe and founded the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College. His expertise, however, was little comfort when a fateful visit with his oncologist revealed advanced and aggressive cancer. “You’re in for your own personal disaster” was his doctor’s prognosis. Thrust into a battle for his life, with cancer cells and chemotherapy ravaging his body, Aten found his professional interest taking on new meaning. His ordeal taught him firsthand how we can sustain ourselves when burdened with seemingly unbearable suffering. Some of his counterintuitive insights include: to find hope, be cautious of optimism; when you want help the least is when you need it most; and spiritual surrender, rather than a passive act, is instead an act of profound courage. This last point speaks to the element of grace in Dr. Aten’s story. As he struggled to understand the significance of his suffering, he found himself examining his Christian faith down to its bedrock and learned to experience the redeeming presence of God in his life. Dr. Aten has a natural exuberance that shines through his writing. Infused with his compassionate voice and humanitarian concern, A Walking Disaster is ultimately an inspirational story about the power of the human spirit to endure trauma with courage.
Book Synopsis Bright-sided by : Barbara Ehrenreich
Download or read book Bright-sided written by Barbara Ehrenreich and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposes the downside of America's penchant for positive thinking, which the author believes leads to self-blame and a preoccupation with stamping out "negative" thoughts on a personal level, and, on a national level, has brought on economic disaster.
Book Synopsis Everything Happens for a Reason by : Kate Bowler
Download or read book Everything Happens for a Reason written by Kate Bowler and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi “Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal.”—Bill Gates NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The prospect of her own mortality forces Kate to realize that she has been tacitly subscribing to the prosperity gospel, living with the conviction that she can control the shape of her life with “a surge of determination.” Even as this type of Christianity celebrates the American can-do spirit, it implies that if you “can’t do” and succumb to illness or misfortune, you are a failure. Kate is very sick, and no amount of positive thinking will shrink her tumors. What does it mean to die, she wonders, in a society that insists everything happens for a reason? Kate is stripped of this certainty only to discover that without it, life is hard but beautiful in a way it never has been before. Frank and funny, dark and wise, Kate Bowler pulls the reader deeply into her life in an account she populates affectionately with a colorful, often hilarious retinue of friends, mega-church preachers, relatives, and doctors. Everything Happens for a Reason tells her story, offering up her irreverent, hard-won observations on dying and the ways it has taught her to live. Praise for Everything Happens for a Reason “I fell hard and fast for Kate Bowler. Her writing is naked, elegant, and gripping—she’s like a Christian Joan Didion. I left Kate’s story feeling more present, more grateful, and a hell of a lot less alone. And what else is art for?”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and president of Together Rising
Book Synopsis Chasing the Bright Side by : Jess Ekstrom
Download or read book Chasing the Bright Side written by Jess Ekstrom and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One flicker of hope. That’s all it takes to catapult yourself into the life you’ve always imagined. Success is not born out of skill, school, where we’re from, who we know, or what we scored on the SAT. None of us were born ready. None of us started life knowing how to fly a plane or launch a company or knit a sweater for our dog. But we are born with something more important than skills. We’re born with optimism—the initial seed for success. Optimism fuels the belief that you can be the one to create the good the world needs. But you’ve got to hone it. And practice it. And determine to live from it. In Chasing the Bright Side, Jess Ekstrom shares her own inspirational story of how optimism helped her overcome multiple challenges, and the dynamic ways her mind-set propelled her as a young entrepreneur, international speaker, and philanthropist. Do you have dreams for yourself and the world that are tucked away in your box of somedays? What would happen if today was the day you opened the box? And what if that box was the key to a better tomorrow? Jess’s journey will inspire you embrace the power of optimism in your own life, and help you reimagine your purpose so you create good in the world while fulfilling your own dreams—right where you are.
Book Synopsis LiveStrong by : The Lance Armstrong Foundation
Download or read book LiveStrong written by The Lance Armstrong Foundation and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the now-ubiquitous LIVESTRONG wristbands became available in May 2004, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded by cancer survivor and cycling champion Lance Armstrong, has raised more than $50 million for cancer survivorship programmes. Here for the first time is a collection of the voices and personal stories of a range of cancer survivors. There is Mike, a male survivor of breast cancer, who talks about gender stereotypes and genetic testing. Eric, the father of a five-year old brain tumour survivor, recalls how friends and strangers helped his family with financial issues and how the experience brought him and his wife closer together. From cancer's effect on a marriage, to coping with grief; from financial and work struggles to insight into how cancer can change the parent-child relationship irrevocably, this reassuring, poignant and ultimately uplifting book sheds light on all aspects of living with and after cancer.
