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"The best we can hope for you to live is 20 to 24 months...." That was the report given to Durell and Susan Tuberville by the physician who diagnosed Durell with stage four colorectal cancer. Durell and Susan were now faced with the question of how to live their final months together. How do you respond when faced with adversity in your own life? In this inspirational autobiography, you will hear about Durell's and Susan's decision to "live the miracle" rather than prepare for death. You will learn of the miracles of life that have given them success in their cancer journey.

This book provides a crash course in all things breast cancer - it's like you called your best friend and she just so happens to be a breast surgeon. It's a simplified and sassy synopsis of all things breast cancer, so that you know what to expect and what questions to ask. So pour a glass of your favorite beverage and find a comfy spot - we are about to unpack the most up-to-date breast cancer treatment strategies for you, and you might just learn some of the science and history along the way!

I never thought I would move away from my family, co-own a business, leave the Catholic church - and battle breast cancer in my 30s. Every decision and challenge has been painful and absolutely necessary for personal growth, fulfillment, and happiness. With this audiobook, I offer a glimpse into my heart and mind as I've faced and navigated unplanned life-changing circumstances. I want you to know that you're not alone, and you don't need to remain stuck in any area of your life.

Memoirs of a caregiver turned cancer patient, turned professional athlete: A young widow suddenly must raise three children alone - all while living with a rare blood cancer and working full time. This situation might make any woman despair, but Sally Kalksma is not just any woman. With her passion for life and her infectious energy, she found the motivation to power through adversity with tenacity and grit while never giving up hope, even when life looked its bleakest.

The Long Tale of Tears and Smiles explores an immigrant oncologist’s journey of triumphs and struggles, from growing up in Syria, to the tragic death of her brother, to her experiences as a young immigrant medical student and trainee in the USA. Walk through her anguish witnessing the civil war in Syria and its devastation; see her become a practitioner, watching the field of oncology evolves throughout the years.

Cancer can result from abnormal proliferation of any of the different kinds of cells in the body, so there are more than 100 distinct types of cancer, which can vary substantially in their behavior and response to treatment. Cancer occurs when cell division gets out of control. One of the fundamental features of cancer is tumor clonality, the development of tumors from single cells that begin to proliferate abnormally. Rare cancers are any tumors that involve a small percentage of the population in any age group.

In this audiobook, cancer doctor and best-selling author Dr. EB delivers her rendition of Chapter 10, Higher Ground, by using her intellectual prowess complemented by interspersed recital of her original collection of prose, enhanced by commentaries, bonus prose, and chant.

This isn't just a real-life story of a second chance at love - it is a story about a loving husband who would sacrifice everything to ensure his wife’s beautiful smile never wavers. Shana and Schirra’s story will take you on a journey into the joys in marriage, the pains cancer patients face, and the beauty in true love. They are proof that real love exists and it doesn’t need physical well-being to thrive. Through their faith in God and devotion to one another, an eternal love arises that cannot be replaced or shattered.

Nicky, a witty, intelligent, and clever 13-year-old, was diagnosed with a rare childhood bone cancer. However, this book is about more than cancer and its treatment and the fight to survive. It's about more than a mother and her son who accepted his mortality at such a young age and the strength and love between two loving souls.

Baker, knitter, animal lover, wife, mother - but most of all, a writer. That's how Eliza Walton sees herself. Until, halfway through her MFA studies, a diagnosis of rectal cancer lands on her head. Fear, shame, and dread threaten to pull her under. How to face an anxiety-laden year of radiation, chemo, and a permanent colostomy?

The purpose of the audiobook is to inform cancer patients and there families on how to put the right foods inside the human body before and after cancer treatments and nutrition's such as foods that boost the immune system for cancer patients such as meats, fruits, and vegetables that go into there diets and small tricks on how to work up a appetite and much more.

The purpose of this book is to inform cancer patients and their families on how to put the right foods inside the human body before and after cancer treatments, and nutrition such as foods that boost the immune system for cancer patients, such as meats, fruits, and vegetables that go into their diets. Also included are small tricks on how to work up an appetite, and much more.

This book is written from an actual survivor who wants to provide helpful information to anyone, who is going through their own serious health issue or is close to someone who is battling through a major medical problem. The author was a caregiver and then went through his own cancer diagnosis and treatments. These provided the experiences to learn how to recognize and manage the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges that everyone must face during these difficult times.

So, you were just diagnosed with breast cancer - what now? Hold on! There is hope. You can take control of your journey to recovery, feel connected to yourself and others, and get through this. Join Birgitte (Deda) Wilms as she recounts her breast cancer journey and learn how she got through all of her therapy, treatments, surgeries, and turned her experience into a blessing. Birgitte's road wasn't easy, but she is now fully cured and thriving, and you can be as well. Don’t go through this journey alone; listen to Live Well beyond Breast Cancer today.

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. 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.

Like most cancer survivors, you never saw it coming and may still find yourself unable to thrive in your "new normal". Even though you are determined to make the most of every day, deep down you are frustrated by a quality of life that is less than optimal. Do you have questions about what lies ahead and worry about a cancer comeback? The good news is that you can move beyond this disease.

Finding a cancerous lump in her breast seven weeks after a clean mammogram was terrifying. But fitness expert and race announcer Fitz Koehler refused to play the victim or allow cancer to steal her extraordinary career or time with family. In My Noisy Cancer Comeback, Fitz reveals the juicy and gory details of her 16-month battle, all while zigzagging across the United States.

Over the span of a few years, I battled breast cancer twice. This is my story - a story of perseverance, endurance, and hope, and of what I learned along the way, from what cancer is to how to eat to maintain the body. A survival guide for women fighting their own battles, this book is also a battle cry and a story of hope and strength. Your life doesn’t have to be ruined by this diagnosis. You can choose not to let cancer define you. You can choose to fight, to find support, and to keep yourself informed so that the unknown that you will face will become a little bit less murky.

Eine Geschichte aus und über das Leben. Wie man mit Mut, Lebensfreude und einer guten Portion Selbstironie eine Chemotherapie sowie den ganz normalen Krankenhaus-, Behörden- und Versicherungswahnsinn überleben kann! Ich möchte Menschen, die vor ähnlichen Herausforderungen stehen, helfen, nicht den Mut zu verlieren. Ich habe auf meinem Weg auch viel über mich als Person gelernt und ich freue mich, wenn Sie mich jetzt rückblickend begleiten und ich Ihnen etwas von meiner Lebensfreude abgeben kann.

After receiving her second cancer diagnosis in 10 years, with little hope of recovering given to her by the medical community, Jayka Duncan set forth on a mission to heal. After trying everything, she was shocked to find that the cancer had spread from her breast to her cervix and uterus. Brought to her knees, Jayka finally surrendered. This is when the true healing began.