I'm Alive and the Doctor's Dead [Paperback]

Sue Buchanan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0310224551 | ISBN-13: 978-0310224556 | Publication Date: September 1, 1998

This warm, funny, and honest book provides practical help and hope for women suffering from cancer. It was previously published as Love, Laughter, and a High Disregard for Statistics.

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Review

When the doctor pronounces a patient “as good as dead,” does she have to take it lying down? “No way!” says Sue Buchanan, who outlived the doctor who predicted she’d die of breast cancer fifteen years ago.

Warm, funny, and very, very honest, I’m Alive and the Doctor’s Dead offers practical help and hope for women suffering from breast cancer. This encouraging book is a high-spirited manifesto for any woman who is facing a medical verdict she doesn’t want to hear. Buchanan tells her story and assures women that there is life—and a lot of it—during and after cancer -- Publisher

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Sue Buchanan shares her own story in this warm, funny, and encouraging book that offers practical help and hope for women suffering from breast cancer.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310224551
• ISBN-13: 978-0310224556
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,714,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sue Buchanan is the coauthor of the bestselling I Love You This Much.  She is also the author of I'm Alive and the Doctor's Dead, Girls Just Gotta Have Fun, Duh-Votions, and Mud Pie Annie, and coauthor of Friends Through Thick and Thin.  Sue lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NEVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, November 29, 1999

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Linda Bily "Patient Advocate" (Selden, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'm Alive and the Doctor's Dead (Paperback)

"She will be dead soon." Fifteen years after that awful pronouncement, Sue Buchanan is lecturing, running her successful corporation and reminding all breast cancer patients that we are NOT victims. Stand up for your rights, stand up and do the unexpected, stand up and laugh out loud. Her honest story of her battle with breast cancer and some of the doctors she met along the way is a quick, enjoyable read. Her continued joie de vie and encouragement for all women is delightful. A good book when you are down in the dumps - it's enough to shake you out of the doldrums and into some action!

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the bunch...give it to a friend., August 20, 1999

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This review is from: I'm Alive and the Doctor's Dead (Paperback)

I prefer the original title: Love, Laughter and a High Disregard for Statistics. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago, friends and family (with the best intentions) felt compelled to send me books by survivors of the disease. Some of them were interesting, others downright depressing, but this one really lifted my spirits and helped me to cope. Well written -- a fun read -- I still have it and frequently share it with other women as they face the challenges of cancer. Sue Buchanan, you sure made a difference in this woman's life. Mahalo nui loa!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for people battling diseases,especially cancer, June 25, 2009

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D. A. Whipple "Parachute" (Tyrone, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'm Alive and the Doctor's Dead (Paperback)

This book was originally given to me when I was diagnosed with Stage 3
breast cancer, almost 10 years ago. What a great humorous book loaded with encouragement. I now buy it and give it to anyone I know or meet that has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Very inspirational.