This Is Cancer: Everything You Need To Know, From The Waiting Room To The Bedroom
by Laura Holmes Haddad /
2016 / English / PDF
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[Read by Rachel Fulginiti]
[Read by Rachel Fulginiti]
Cancer is indiscriminate. It cares little for class, creed, or
color. Its victims and their caregivers are everywhere. When Laura
Holmes Haddad was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer at age
thirty-seven, she discovered shelf upon shelf of overly earnest,
somber, gray survival books instead of the straight talk she
needed. She knew there had to be a better way.
Cancer is indiscriminate. It cares little for class, creed, or
color. Its victims and their caregivers are everywhere. When Laura
Holmes Haddad was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer at age
thirty-seven, she discovered shelf upon shelf of overly earnest,
somber, gray survival books instead of the straight talk she
needed. She knew there had to be a better way.This Is Cancer
This Is Cancer is the thoughtful, informative, and
sometimes entertaining result for those who prefer their pathos
with equal parts humor, reality, and a touch of flair. A ''what to
expect when you're expecting'' book for the diagnosis you don't
want but are stuck with,
is the thoughtful, informative, and
sometimes entertaining result for those who prefer their pathos
with equal parts humor, reality, and a touch of flair. A ''what to
expect when you're expecting'' book for the diagnosis you don't
want but are stuck with,This Is Cancer
This Is Cancer is the book that
patients keep in their ''heading to the hospital bag,'' because
it's the only one that tells them what's going on and keeps them
company.
is the book that
patients keep in their ''heading to the hospital bag,'' because
it's the only one that tells them what's going on and keeps them
company.
Included here are such useful snippets as the following:
Included here are such useful snippets as the following:
There is no limit to what you will put yourself through when told
it might save your life.
There is no limit to what you will put yourself through when told
it might save your life.
Stay away from the Internet, and don't let anyone tell you what
they looked up about your diagnosis.
Stay away from the Internet, and don't let anyone tell you what
they looked up about your diagnosis.
You'll be surrounded by people, but sometimes you'll feel lonely
and alone. Lexapro is Tylenol for the soul.
You'll be surrounded by people, but sometimes you'll feel lonely
and alone. Lexapro is Tylenol for the soul.
If you don't like your doctors, find new ones. You will feel
somewhat at the mercy of them, like they hold the key to your
mortality, but in fact, more than one doctor can potentially save
you, and some are nice and some are mean.
If you don't like your doctors, find new ones. You will feel
somewhat at the mercy of them, like they hold the key to your
mortality, but in fact, more than one doctor can potentially save
you, and some are nice and some are mean.
Whether you or your loved ones want a primer full of useful
information in an easy-to-reference format or a friendly and
comforting read with honest, comforting, and darkly funny tips,
Whether you or your loved ones want a primer full of useful
information in an easy-to-reference format or a friendly and
comforting read with honest, comforting, and darkly funny tips,This Is Cancer
This Is Cancer provides the real intel and advice
that you need most during this tremendously difficult time.
provides the real intel and advice
that you need most during this tremendously difficult time.