recommended reading
Between Two Kingdoms is the well-written memoir of Suleika Jaouad. It is a deeply moving story of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s cancer journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life. Some readers may recognize her name from her syndicated “Life, Interrupted” column from the New York Times.
Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do by Greg Anderson empowers cancer patients and their loved ones to move beyond their disease. Greg Anderson, a cancer survivor, designed this book for the recently diagnosed, those with recurring symptoms, and those who are well but have a lingering fear that the disease may strike again.
Glimpses of Heaven: True Stories of Hope and Peace at the End of Life’s Journey by Trudy Harris. New York Times bestseller Glimpses of Heaven gives an intimate look at the final thoughts, words, and visions of terminally ill and dying people. Told through the eyes of former hospice nurse Trudy Harris, more than forty …
There’s No Place Like HOPE – A Guide to Beating Cancer in Mind-Sized Bites by Vickie Girard is a survival guide for cancer patients and their families. Regardless of the type of cancer, this is an immediate, practical, and inspiring guide that will empower any patient to better fight and survive the disease. According to Girard, cancer …
Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a magnificent “biography” of cancer – from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it, to a radical new understanding of its essence. It won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize …
What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope. This book, edited by Julie K. Silver, MD, relates the experiences of hundreds of cancer survivors who candidly relate what helped get them through every aspect of the cancer journey.