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Summary: Heartfelt description of personal journey through cancer
Review: Dawn Nelson's forte is her abiltiy to relate dealing with cancer both specifically and generally. Whether it is facing the first chemotherapy, receiving the first good news, or navigating through the HMO system, one can be with her as a person and also relate it to everybody else's experience. Dawn Nelson offers a new perspective: The growing cancer itself can reveal an important message about life, and finding that message can help to heal.
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Summary: I relate!
Review: Dawn's book is a warm, humanly real account of finding her way through the daunting diagnosis of cancer, treatment, and personal fears and choices. She offers helpful descriptions of how to get through the medical system, how to explore alternative therapies, and what worked best for her. Most inspiring are her stores of family love, support, and insight into the impact of her illness. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: I was put off by the title... but I read it all in 2 days
Review: I had just found out I had Ovarian cancer that morning (May 2001), when my husband brought me this book. I was put off by the title, but was curious enough to look at the contents. Under Appendix: Ovarian Cancer Facts. Under the heading "Survival" I found out how serious my illness was. I remember sobbing long and loud. When I had composed myself, I looked at the photos. After seeing Dawn's photo as well as her family's, I started to read the book. I am so glad I did. That morning all I could think of was I am going to die. After reading her book, I realise having cancer today is no longer the same as having cancer ten years ago. Dawn made it. So can I. (Nov. 2002)
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Summary: Facing challenges? Spend some time with this book.
Review: In this gem, Dawn Nelson shares all of herself.....not just thoughts, but her emotions, feelings, physical reactions. She describes her journey with cancer, exploring her challenges, choices, ups, downs, relationships created during this journey. I was left with the feeling that through this book, she will accompany many facing cancer and other life limiting illnesses, giving them new perspectives, new hope, new life.
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Summary: Facing challenges? Spend some time with this book.
Review: In this gem, Dawn Nelson shares all of herself.....not just thoughts, but her emotions, feelings, physical reactions. She describes her journey with cancer, exploring her challenges, choices, ups, downs, relationships created during this journey. I was left with the feeling that through this book, she will accompany many facing cancer and other life limiting illnesses, giving them new perspectives, new hope, new life.
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Summary: Informative, inspiring, and highly personal account
Review: The title refers to the author's acceptance of her cancer and what she learned from the experience. I work with cancer patients and found Dawn's graphic description of the process (especially the chemotherapy treatments) very helpful in understand the feelings of my patients. I believe that the book would give hope to others both with ovarian and other forms of cancer. It should be must reading for all oncologists also.
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Summary: Informative, inspiring, and highly personal account
Review: The title refers to the author's acceptance of her cancer and what she learned from the experience. I work with cancer patients and found Dawn's graphic description of the process (especially the chemotherapy treatments) very helpful in understand the feelings of my patients. I believe that the book would give hope to others both with ovarian and other forms of cancer. It should be must reading for all oncologists also.
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Summary: The fluffy cats autumn review
Review: This book is an inspiring source to find a personnal way through the scary perspectives of any serious illness (not only cancer). The choices any person in this situation has to make can really be stimulated by Dawn Nelson's insights. I write this sitting next to a fireplace with three fluffy cats on my knees and I really recommend this book!
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