441/2 choices you can make if you have cancer
441/2 choices you can make if you have cancer
Sheila Dainow, Vicki Golding & Jo Wright
This review by Ovacome member Debbie appeared in the summer 2001 newsletter.
"… an invaluable guide not only for patients themselves but also those closest to them" - Ian Jacobs, Professor St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Jo Wright (Ovacome administrator) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1997 and has co-written this both innovative and informative book along with her mother Sheila Dainow and Vicki Golding, a breast cancer sufferer.
This is a different and special kind of book for all concerned with cancer. It is a guide to the emotional and practical problems that arise for people going through cancer which can be used to dip in to whenever needed, it gives you choices when it appears there are none.
The book combines personal comments, different options for every scenario and advises you on how to best approach the different stages. It begins at pre-diagnosis and guides the reader through the most common problems, such as: should I tell people? and should I read up on all cancers? It concludes with life after treatment and the readjustment to 'normal' living.
There are no right or wrong answers - the key to this sensitively written book is to take the option that works best for you.
I have read the book myself and only wish that I could have read it when I was going through my ovarian cancer journey five years ago - I highly recommend this read.
