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La autora, Raquel Aldavero, empezó a sospechar que algo en su cuerpo no estaba bien. Después de varias visitas a especialistas, fue diagnosticada en septiembre de 2.020, de un cáncer de cuello de útero con metástasis. Se vio obligada a dar un frenazo en su ajetreada vida para poder combatir la enfermedad, en un momento en el que únicamente llevaba tres meses trabajando para una empresa nueva, viviendo sola con sus dos hijos preadolescentes y en plena pandemia por el coronavirus.

COVID changed everything. Mayo Clinic's Edward Creagan, MD, addresses critical changes in the healthcare delivery system and survivorship in this revised third edition of his award-winning book for empowered patients.

Diagnosed with incurable cancer in 2009 with a maximum six-year life expectancy, the author chronicles her journey through traditional and alternative treatments to complete remission. Without rejecting traditional treatment (i.e., chemo or radio therapies), she refused to be an object to be treated by others. Though initially terrified, she was able to move on, insisting on knowing what was going on and why. This required research, adventure (trips to other countries), sadness, humor, serenity, and some very surprising “alternatives.”

This guided meditation for radiation therapy is designed to ease treatment side effects and symptoms, such as fatigue, burns, soreness and other discomforts, while at the same time reducing anxiety and encouraging a positive attitude toward healing. The program's encouraging, hypnotic messages and comforting images, combined with soothing music, promote relaxation and amplify coping ability while targeting the reduction of radiation therapy side effects.

Fast Forward to Hope: Choosing to Build the Power of Self recounts Indira’s journey from fear to hope as she struggled to face various challenges, particularly related to her advanced breast cancer diagnosis. Bolstered by her strength of fighting cancer, she fully discovered her true capacity and reconsidered life choices to create the reality she desired. This book is an homage to the journey of life. It is a tribute to the struggle of finding one’s own power, and cultivating life’s trajectory.

D. N. Grace tells her story as a cancer survivor. Still in her 20s, Grace sees her life goals unfolding just as she planned. With a passion to serve God, her dream school within reach, and the love of her life at her side, she suddenly finds her life out of control and turned upside down taking a very different path. In Your Pain Is Not a Waste, Grace tells her story of being diagnosed with stage three soft tissue sarcoma and given two years to live—if the chemotherapy drugs work. Through her journey and after facing cancer, Grace learns how God creates beauty out of ashes.

I almost died in 2014. Hearing those deafening words - "it is stage three" - tore me up. But I promised myself that if I made it to the five year remission mark and was still cancer free that I would make it count. As a syndicated columnist for Authority Magazine and Thrive Global, I have interviewed nearly 175 cancer survivors from all walks of life. In this audiobook, I share the true stories of 35 of those survivors and what they learned physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually from this very difficult experience which has forever shaped their worldview.

Aos 32 anos, não foi fácil para a jornalista Ana Michelle Soares receber o diagnóstico de que seu câncer de mama tinha voltado e atingira outros órgãos. Não havia mais possibilidade de cura. O tratamento seria focado em controlar a doença e seus sintomas—e em lhe proporcionar a melhor vida até o fim.

Cancer doctor and best-selling author Dr. EB delivers her rendition of Chapter 10, Higher Ground, by using her intellectual prowess, complemented by interspersed recitals of her original collection of prose, enhanced by commentaries, bonus prose, and a chant for cancer patients. Her unique style is captivating as she describes her passion and purpose for treating cancer patients, treating beyond the cancer by using not only her medical expertise, but embracing her patients’ vulnerabilities, allowing them to share their fears and what lies at the very seat of their souls.

Wie können wir Hoffnung schöpfen und Kraft finden, wenn wir mit Krankheit, Kummer, Schmerz oder Tod konfrontiert sind? Diese Frage beschäftigt auch Julia Baird, als sie schwer an Krebs erkrankt. Im Phänomen der Phosphoreszenz findet sie schließlich die geeignete Metapher für das, was uns in dunklen Stunden Licht bringt: So, wie es die Phosphoreszenz Glühwürmchen, Quallen und sogar ganzen Ozeanen ermöglicht, aus sich selbst heraus zu leuchten, können auch wir Menschen unsere eigene Phosphoreszenz erschaffen.

Knowledge is power, and while in that waiting room, wearing that lovely exam gown, you will be able to handle stress with humor if you listen to this first. It answers lots of questions like, "What if they want more views?" Listen to this journey from one who knows that you need to hold your breath...don’t move...ouch. Breathe. If they don't immediately release you back into the wild, Boob in a Box can help you with all your "what if" thoughts.

After suddenly being diagnosed with a rare form of aggressive cancer, I immediately started spiraling downward. Denial, loneliness, fear, depression, anger, and self-destructive behaviors. My life was a disaster. I was a mess. I was doing just about everything I was instructed not to. All sense of responsibility flew out the window, right along with my sense of morals. Further and further I slid into the deepest, darkest part of my life. I had come to terms with the fact that my life was over. I was going to die. Until I was rescued from not only cancer - but from myself.

Ein berührender Bericht von der Schwelle zwischen Leben und Tod. Manchmal muss man erst sterben, um voll und ganz leben zu können. Dieses Hörbuch führt uns auf die spannendste Reise, die man sich vorstellen kann. Anita Moorjani war an Krebs erkrankt und lag im Sterben. Doch als sie das Bewusstsein verlor, fand sie sich plötzlich in einem von Licht und Ekstase erfüllten Raum wieder.

The Leukaemia Diaries started life as just that, a diary detailing my journey from just before being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), to the scary "I’m going to die" bit, to the joys of chemotherapy, getting back to work and beyond. However, with every edit and every conversation with a fellow sufferer, it transformed into what it is now, which is an emotional, honest, and heartfelt account that not only aims to engage, entertain, and inform, but also comfort and inspire.

The book encourages the young to work for realizing their objectives and withstand the difficulties they may face, while at the same time lets the grown-up enjoy the success of a young girl who moves from one continent to another and establishes stability and enjoys happiness to overcome all difficulties.

Passados dois anos da publicação de seu primeiro livro, Enquanto eu respirar, a jornalista Ana Michelle Soares segue inteira na vida. Em 2011, aos 28 anos, ela foi diagnosticada com um câncer de mama. Aos 32, a doença voltou e atingiu outros órgãos, sem possibilidade de cura. Agora, entre tratamentos e remissões, ela busca o que realmente importa: o sentido de estar aqui. Nesta obra AnaMi se rende à liberdade de descobrir que um diagnóstico não se resume ao que dita a biologia. Com mais paixão do que nunca, ela fala apenas de vida.

1 in 8 UK males will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, more than 130 new cases are discovered each day and, on average, one man dies from the disease every 45 minutes. Despite these statistics, and the fact that there are getting on for half a million men living with, or in remission from, prostate cancer in the UK, the condition is rarely discussed publicly and most men ignore the warning signs.

The Smooth River is the remarkable story of how a well-known public relations expert and her husband met her stage 4 pancreatic cancer head-on. With vigor and strength, they deployed all they and medicine had to offer. But in contrast to narrow conventional approaches, the couple developed a far more expansive view of what strength means in response to a crisis for which there are no medical cures. They called this the Smooth River.

When Dr Mary Gunn was diagnosed with cancer, her first reaction was fear and to fight the disease aggressively for the sake of not only herself but her young children and husband. But when it came back - and turned out to be incurable - she knew that she couldn’t live the rest of her life in fear.

A month before she was to celebrate her 40th birthday in Italy, Dena Taylor was diagnosed with breast cancer. In seconds, she was transformed from enthusiastic traveler to frightened patient. Told with grace, candor, and inimitable wit, I Don't Wanna Be Pink is the story of a single, independent woman and the tumor that threatens to change her life. With support from a colorful cast of loved ones and her own determination, Taylor contends with painful procedures and upsetting encounters with callous insurance reps, well-meaning strangers, and potential lovers.