Mirror Journals: Reflections Of A Father-Daughter Journey Of Hope

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Summary: Mirror Journals
Review: This is a fantastic book that has long-reaching applications...there is something in there for everyone. You don't have to be a supposedly-terminal cancer patient, like the writer was, but you'll pick up something from it anyway. But the best part is that her diary is matched up to her father's, from the same time period...and so you see both sides of a cancer story: the patient's, and the caregiver's, and how neither gave up because of the support of family and friends. It's inspirational, honest, candid, somewhat bitter, but with enough humor and real-day occurrences that keep it from being too dark. There is literally something for everyone...make this on the list to give to anyone you know who is facing cancer, or taking care of someone facing cancer. It's a "coping and Hoping" book.

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Summary: Great Book for kids, parents and even grandparents
Review: What a fantastic book, written by obviously two relatives who shared the experience together...one as the patient; the other as a caregiver and representing the rest of her family. You see two sides to the story that way, and there's something good to take from each lesson.

She raised her 12-year-old daughter alone during this likely-terminal cancer, going through a divorce, hanging onto a career, building a house, and then CANCER number 2 crept in. But 5 years later, she has a book out that shows the ways to deal with each day at a time, and to embrace the family and friends who get you down the path...though she had a miracle and found a cure, the "true miracle" is found in the renewed relationships that cancer brought to her family. This is a must-read of all time for anyone facing a crossroads in their life, health, family, or otherwise.

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Summary: Mirror Journals: Reflections of a Father-Daughter Journey
Review: What a great book!

Jenson does an outstanding job of chronicling her journey thru cancer surgery and treatment. Thru her diary she gives the reader a very personal, sometimes gut wrenching story of how she and her family managed to survive cancer and how they kept living thru the ordeal.

What makes this especially poignent is the "mirror daily journal" kept by her father, Craig Wright. What a great insight. Often we get the patient's perspective. Thanks to Wright, we get to see how Jenson's illness affected him and how he managed to survive his daughter's bout with cancer.

Sometimes painful, occasionally funny, always touching and very real.

A must read.