The Cancer Code: How a Journey through Leukemia Led to Software that Changed the Way People Work [Paperback]

Mike Jetter (Author), Bettina Jetter (Author), Hobart Swan (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2003

When all attempts to cure his life-threatening illness fail, a young computer programmer decides to leave behind a legacy; software that, by reflecting the way the human minds works, brings tremendous gains in creativity and productivity. Working from an isolation room of a German cancer ward, the man writes his digital epitaph—then survives. Undaunted by his continued health problems, he and his wife turn the program into a multi-million-dollar business. But more important, they transform their lives—as the battle against chronic myeloid leukemia takes them down a path they would have otherwise never dared travel.

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"I was a thirty-year-old software programmer who could slip into the acute phase of leukemia at any moment and be dead in six months. If I was going to create a legacy, I’d have to do it by sticking to what I knew best."

Michael Jetter

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: self-published; Edition Not Stated edition (November 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974559806
• ISBN-13: 978-0974559803
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,344,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Their journey continues!, May 15, 2009

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This review is from: The Cancer Code: How a Journey through Leukemia Led to Software that Changed the Way People Work (Paperback)

If you have ever been faced with a life changing illness, or found yourself at a crossroads in life that required you to make some tough choices, then you will be truly inspired by this love story. Mike and Bettina Jetter have had their share of adversity and challenge: they have also been blessed with a remarkable life. Their story is The Cancer Code. You will journey with them from their first meeting at a going away party, to a cancer ward in Munich, Germany, where Mike would set out to create his legacy, but rather, would develop a software that would change the lives of millions. When faced with a chronic illness that seemed impossible to beat, Mike Jetter used his time during treatment to develop a software product based on mind-mapping. Little did he and Bettina know at the time that this product would later grow into a successful US corporation. This was just the beginning. Because of their love for one another, their inspiration, creativity and zest for life, the journey continues. I recommend this book for everyone. It truly shows us that anything is possible if you put your mind to it!