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When you or someone you love is facing breast cancer, hope matters more than ever. In Pink Pearls of Hope, Kathryn D. Spitznagle shares heartfelt “pearls of wisdom” for surviving breast cancer—together. As a nineteen-year breast cancer survivor still in treatment, Kathryn offers hard-won lessons, gentle humor, and sincere encouragement for women at every stage of the journey, from newly diagnosed patients to long-time survivors.

He was a cardiologist at the top of his game-until his own body turned on him. On an ordinary Monday, a sudden cramp in Dr. Deepak Thekkoott's leg sent him on a harrowing journey from healer to patient. Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, he was thrown into the chaos of hospitals, chemo, and confronting death-all while trying to hold his family, his faith, and his sense of self together.

The self-published sensation and UK bestseller that has helped thousands touched by cancer. “I have cancer. Cancer does not have me.” Sophie Sabbage was forty-eight years old, happily married, and mother to a four-year-old daughter when she was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. Since...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An inspiring story of coming back from cancer and learning to cherish every moment.”—People “I have breast cancer.” When Good Morning America anchor Amy Robach revealed her shocking diagnosis on live television in November 2013, the seasoned news...

In the autumn of 1994, Michael Korda was diagnosed as having prostate cancer. For several years, he had been examined, tested, and medicated, always with the assurance that everything was all right - until it wasn't. But the discovery of the actual cancer was only the beginning of his ordeal...

A must-read for every dog lover—a short, tender, and uplifting tale of a cancer survivor and the life lessons shared with him by his beloved family dog. Our dogs come into our lives as “just the family pet,” but before we know it they become drinking buddies and fuzzy shrinks, playmates...

In this audiobook, naturopathic physician, functional medicine practitioner and certified hypnotherapist Dr. Snowy Tan, ND goes through the science linking negative emotions with cancer risk and progression.

Terrible, la radiothérapie ? Et si on en riait ? Février 2017, dans le bureau d'un neurologue de l'hôpital Notre-Dame, on m'annonce que j'ai une tumeur à l'hypophyse. Le 19 juin, l'opération est réussie. Quatre mois plus tard, en octobre, j'entame mes traitements de radiothérapie ; 30 au total. Broyer du noir ou noircir du blanc? C'est en créant un journal dans lequel je racontais mes hauts et mes bas que j'ai réussi à m'en sortir. Relater son quotidien à l'hôpital, c'est aussi faire preuve d'imagination face à la routine.

Pink Lemonade: How We Dealt With Our Lemons, is an inspiring narrative of four diverse women united by their breast cancer journeys. The book delves into the raw emotions and realities faced, yet it is an uplifting testament to the resilience of the human spirit, offering valuable insights beyond the medical facts. It's a must-hear that celebrates the power of hope, camaraderie, and courage, reminding us that even when life gives us lemons, we can make pink lemonade.

This story is about cancer survival fueled with love. The love of our heavenly Father who promises never to leave us nor forsake us in every season of our lives, whether good times or bad. The love of a devoted husband who loved his wife unconditionally. Even when her chest had been amputated, he loved and stood by her in sickness and in health. The unconditional love of two amazing children who are not affected by how their mother looks. They are just happy to see her, hug her, and cuddle with her. As long as there is life, there is hope for healing and strength for tomorrow.

Terminally Smiling is a luminous, soul-baring memoir from singer-songwriter and storyteller Cinder Shine Ernst, who knows firsthand how to live with beauty and bravery in the face of cancer, chronic illness, grief, and uncertainty. This is not a book about pretending things are okay. It’s about how to sing anyway. Through poetic prose, deeply personal stories, and original songs woven throughout the narrative, Cinder invites listeners into her world, a place where rainbow resilience meets raw truth, and where hope doesn’t require a cure to be real.

Our understanding of diseases have dramatically changed over human history. Early civilisations believed health and disease were directly caused by the gods. This is why priests and priestesses were also healers and doctors. The ancient Greeks introduced the four humours theory, namely that the body was composed of four fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Disease and illness were caused by imbalances. Treatment was to rebalance these fluids.

When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way—an...

A sensational memoir with all the emotional power of The Fault in Our Stars, The Yellow World is the story of cancer and survival that has moved and inspired readers around the world. My heroes don’t wear red capes. They wear red bands. Albert Espinosa never wanted to write a book about...

She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosed only days before the 2004 election. She touched...

She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosed only days before the 2004 election. She touched...

The critical mistake that sabotages OCN exam scores (and how you can avoid it). Passing the OCN exam isn’t a matter of memorizing information or knowing everything there is to know. It’s about knowing what specifically is covered on the exam itself and having a personalized plan for filling in any knowledge gaps. That’s what makes this OCN Exam guide different. Rather than leaving you to figure out how to schedule your study sessions, this book provides a 14-week preparation roadmap along with key concepts to know for each section of the exam.

Jeanette Lee was 18 years old when she walked into a New York City pool hall and became enamored by the elegant geometry of the game. Before long, she was an unmistakable figure on the international competition circuit, dressed head-to-toe in black, stalking the billiards table, and gazing down her cue as if tracking her prey. In this new memoir, the woman nicknamed “The Black Widow” opens up about her legendary career and the rich, unpredictable life she’s woven around it.

When you or someone you love is diagnosed with cancer it feels like your whole world is falling apart. Not knowing what will happen next is terrifying, and that is the main reason I wrote this book, hoping that my experience could help others. The first title of this book was, “My body is weak but my mind is strong”, starting out as a story about my personal battle with cancer, and that was the mantra I used to hype myself up before my final chemotherapy session.

Maëlle a 30 ans quand elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du sein métastatique, réputé incurable. En partant de son expérience, et en allant à la rencontre d'autres patient·e·s, d'oncologues, de chirurgiens, de psychologues mais aussi d'associations, de travailleur·se·s socia·le·ux, d'entrepreneur·e·s, de laboratoires pharmaceutiques et de personnalités politiques, cette série questionne la narration stéréotypée des cancers du sein, interroge les attentes de genre des patientes posées sur elles par la société, et invite tou·te·s les citoyen·ne·s à sortir de l'apathie pour lutter ensemble contre la maladie du siècle.