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Frightened by cancer? Riddled with questions? Perhaps you or a loved one is battling this disease. Do you know where to turn for encouragement, comfort and support? In Her Shoes: Dancing in the Shadow of Cancer is a collection of vignettes, highlighting the stories of everyday women with everyday lives interrupted by cancer - their challenges, heartbreaks, questions, and triumphs. Each devotional focuses on one aspect of their cancer journey.

Is there more we should know about cancer and could we do more ourselves in times of need? Are we receiving the best treatment our doctors can possibly offer? Is chemotherapy, radiation or surgery the only answer? This journey started some nine years ago having witnessed the loss of many loved ones to cancer. The ideas and methods outlined in this book are inexpensive solutions that can be integrated into any routine. Avoiding and switching our perceptions cost nothing and can have the biggest impacts when we become conscious consumers.

Marlene ist 18 Jahre alt und auf der Überholspur: Abi, Jobben, vielleicht in eine WG ziehen, studieren - nur was? Das sind die Fragen, die sie beschäftigen. Bis ihr Leben von einem auf den anderen Moment zum kompletten Stillstand kommt: Diagnose Hirntumor. Bösartiger. Marlene will es nicht wahrhaben, die Zeit zurückdrehen, will, dass alles wieder so ist wie vorher. Erst nach und nach gelingt es ihr, ihren Weg in dem Kampf gegen den Krebs zu finden.

Cancer is a monster. Aside from cancer itself, a patient’s biggest enemy is fear. Fear paralyzes us. It affects our thinking, decisions, actions, and well-being. For all my family and friends who know me and helped support me through my diagnosis and treatment, they will tell you I appeared like a rock, strong and determined to get through the treatments, to beat cancer’s ass, and to come out stronger.

Rarely does someone so joyfully authentic come along and flash a light so bright, you can’t help but feel a rush of hope. Ryder Buck was such a guy. He was charming and hilarious, ornery and aggravating, and he delighted in his love of music. Nothing more and nothing less than himself, his self-acceptance fueled his audacious dreams and taught him to have faith and just let go.

In June of 2014, Terry Thornhill was stricken with one of the most deadly forms of cancer — metastatic breast cancer. She was instantly told there were no viable treatments and the disease is fast-moving. She was warned to prepare her family as she would not last through the coming holiday season. With the valor of the most brave warriors, Terry began an all-out war with this evil killer. She did not give up, never surrendered.

Mary Dunnewold was a yoga-practicing, organic-food-eating health geek. But six months after a clear mammogram, she was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer. She had six tumors. The largest was the size of a summer plum. In the next two years, she endured a bilateral mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and multiple reconstruction procedures. But she soon learned that navigating cancer involves more than suffering through the treatment gauntlet. How do you walk the aisles of a small-town Target, guilty of having cancer in public, wondering who knows and who doesn’t?

Hvad sker der, når man går fra at være en højt feteret kulturjournalist, der rejser verden rundt for at møde filmstjerner på luksushoteller til at blive skrøbelig patient, der skal finde et nyt fællesskab på patientgangen på Bispebjerg. Kulturjournalisten Niels Frid Nielsen oplevede pludselig en stor nedtur, da han fra at være et positivt og omgængeligt menneske gradvis blev en sløv, irriteret og opfarende far, ægtemand og kollega. Efter - alt for - lang tid tvang hustruen ham til at lytte efter kroppens signaler.

Jedes Jahr trifft eine halbe Million Deutsche die Diagnose: Krebs. Wie bei Verena Sam, der Fitness-Trainerin mit Gesundheit als Lebensprogramm. Sie hat Brustkrebs. Zusammen mit ihrem Partner, dem Ernährungsexperten Achim Sam, sucht sie bei diversen Wissenschaftlern Rat: Wie soll sie weiterleben? Soll sie noch Sport treiben? Fasten oder besser Kohlenhydrate essen? Vegan oder Fleisch? Unterstützt Vitamin C das Immunsystem - oder den Krebs?

Each year, 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Upon learning this difficult news, individuals also have a minefield of complex information to navigate regarding treatment plans, insurance coverage, clinical trials, and more. Your Cancer Road Map: Navigating Life with Resilience is a compassionate, comprehensive guide for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers, designed to take the guesswork out of these crucial decisions every step of the way.

The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, the cover-up, and how one American Army doctor’s discovery led to the development of the first drug to combat cancer, known today as chemotherapy.

Poet, author and activist Janine Booth was part of the ranting poetry movement of the '80s, performing as The Big J. In late 2016, she discovered a strange indentation in her right breast and was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer. In this collection of candid journal extracts, poetry, meticulous research and substantive politics, Janine details her journey from detection and diagnosis, through surgery, to "getting over it".

After surviving both Hodgkin’s lymphoma and melanoma, sports enthusiast Katie Russell Newland knows the struggles of overcoming challenges both on and off the field. This book offers listeners an intimate, true story about the bond shared between a mother and daughter, a road trip to all 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) parks, and the importance of relishing every joy and struggle along the way. Join Katie as she travels more than 30,000 miles to all 30 MLB parks in a single season, a rare feat covered by ESPN.

What's it like to live with manic depression? What should you know about hospital emergency rooms? Could you help find the world's deadliest microbes? Listen to the wisdom and philosophy of the medical world's foremost leaders as they explore heart disease, depression, infectious diseases, cancer, and emergency medicine.

In Doctors Are Not Gods, Michelle Cox shares her very personal experiences of both her mother being medically mistreated and her own case of being misdiagnosed for months before needing emergency surgery for cervical cancer. With an attitude of learning from mistakes, Michelle asks what she herself could have done better in order to be the boss of her own health and well-being in future and stop handing over the power of something so important to others.

Cancer is a killer. It stormed onto the scene, showing no remorse. Colin and his family were no match for what they were up against. Face to face with tragedy, they were left with a choice. Would they cower down and "hang on tight", hoping the inevitable passed them by? Or, in the midst of adversity, would they rise up and overcome what was meant to destroy them?

New Orleans philanthropist Richard C. Colton Jr. takes us along on his almost two decades-long battle against a deadly form of cancer, and the spirituality it unearthed inside him. A cascade of treatments plays out over these pages, involving chemotherapy, radiation and three major surgeries. The last operation cost him a radical resection of the left side of his face, altering his appearance forever. With his life hanging in the balance, the author asked for a miracle - and his wish was granted.

You may wonder where and how asbestos poisoning occurs. Who has been exposed? Are you at risk? The answers to these serious questions can be found by understanding the scope of asbestos use. Although the use of asbestos is still legal, it is not nearly as widespread as it once was. Many older homes and other buildings still have building materials that contain asbestos. From flooring to ceiling texture, insulation to pipe surrounds, asbestos has found its way into many parts of homes in years gone by.

Every cancer story is different, but there is one commonality: Both patients and the people supporting them often struggle to properly articulate their wants and needs through particularly challenging and in many cases, uncharted territory. Lynda Wolters knows firsthand: She was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal mantle cell lymphoma in August of 2016. Voices of Cancer offers a candid look into the world of a cancer patient, informed by Lynda’s own story and conversations had with dozens of patients as they navigate the complex world of diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.

Un témoignage poignant et inspirant. Géraldine Dormoy-Tungate, journaliste et blogueuse de la première heure, raconte le cancer du sein de l'intérieur, en 12 mois, dans un journal intime riche d'enseignements pour toutes et tous, malades ou bien portants.