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Dear God, They Say It's Cancer: A Companion Guide for Women on the Breast Cancer Journey

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Janet Thompson bravely soldiered through this deeply personal experience and now openly shares her journey with others who need to know what to expect and how to get through a season of life they neither invited nor wanted. This book offers practical advice, encouragement, and hope for anyone with a life-threatening illness.

I recently got my first book and couldn't put it down....I prompltly gave it to my neighbor that has cancer and quickly ordered several more so I would have them on hand to pass on. This book is for anyone going through the pain and disappointment of any kind of cancer....finally a help for anyone to know they are not alone. It is very thorough and well put together. I highly recommend it for healing and better health!

This is the book I wished for when I went through breast cancer treatment four years ago. It's a guide for the physical and, more important, spiritual aspects of breast cancer.

While trying to locate reading material dealing with women and breast cancer I came across this title on Amazon.com, I was trying to deal with my husband having cancer and 3 months later being told I had breast cancer. This book is a a must read for any woman dealing with breast cancer or cancer of any kind... I wish I had found it earlier, when I was first diagnoised.. Between this book and Grace for Each Hour, I can only say, it will help you understand, it will make a connection for you. Janet Thompson thank you for writing this book...

The tension in the room is almost palpable. The scenario from hospital to hospital is almost generic: Several women are seated around a room, each sporting an ill-fitting gown that inevitably exposes parts of her body to total strangers. There is a duet of women holding a loud and senseless conversation in one corner while others shuffle through outdated magazines, staring at pages without really seeing them. The entrance and exit of women from the room is like so much startling punctuation.

"You can undress in here. Take a gown and leave your street clothes in this locker. You can take your pocketbook with you."

"You can get dressed and go home now."

"The doctor will be down in a few minutes to talk to you."

Janet Thompson, founder of the Woman to Woman Mentoring Ministry, one of those "unfortunates" who had to wait for the doctor, tells about her unnerving experience in her book, "Dear God, they say it's Cancer: A Companion Guide for Women on the Breast Cancer Journey." Though no stranger to adversity, Janet was totally shocked by this unexpected diagnosis of breast cancer and, as she relates, "a cancer diagnosis affects the whole family, and their world starts to whirl with yours." Through her tears, trials and tribulation she decided that her breast cancer was a gift from God, an opportunity to share with others and to help them along in their journey through breast cancer.

Thompson divides each chapter into subsections that include a "Topic Title" (quotation), "Dear God" (her personal letter to God), "A Sister Shares" (an appropriate vignette from a breast cancer sister or sisters), "Mentoring Moments" (bits of advice, tips, inspiration), "God's Love Letter to You" (a personalized scriptural adaptation), "Let's Pray" (scriptural or praying with the author) and "Your Letter to God" (opportunities to journal). False alarms, fear, apprehension, "routine" vs "diagnostic" mammograms, meeting the specialists, biopsies, agonizing waits, telling the family, "paralyzing shock," confusion, taking an active role in one's treatment, lumpectomy or mastectomy, hair loss, bodily changes ... this book will help a woman to sort, journal and travel along with others through her illness (or that of another woman) with emotional and spiritual support from the author and other breast cancer sisters/survivors.

This book, regardless of whether or not one is a Christian, will be a useful book to have, read and share with others. One in seven women will get breast cancer in their lifetime and one of them could well be you or someone you love. It was startling to casually come across a line in the book that told of the fates of the women who contributed to the "A Sister Shares" sections. "Leslie's recurrence took her life while I was writing this book." October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Call to schedule a mammogram today.

"Please don't let me be one of them."
-- Janet Thompson

This book has been very helpful in the information and experiences other women have gone through in their breast cancer journey. One must remember that every woman is different and reacts to these experiences differently, but overall, it has been very helpful in knowing what to expect in the future, while connecting with what has already been experienced and knowing someone understands.

I came across this book about midway through my radiation treatment. With other people thinking, "Well, she got through surgeries and chemotherapy; this radiation treatment doesn't seem to be all that difficult for her", the spiritual support was just what I needed.

This book is one I have purchased and sent to a friend between her diagnosis and treatment; she says it has been very helpful, especially the page format of wide margins for your own notes and list and appointment pages.

I recommend this book as a basic breast cancer reference book.

Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for this book. It is exactly the tool a woman needs when facing breast cancer. I am a 35 year old mother of three, with a wonderful husband and family. I wasn't supposed to have breast cancer. But I do. This book has been such a comfort and a source of information to me. I shared it with my mother, who read it during my first surgery, and it brought a sense of peace to her as well. I now own multiple copies, and offer them as gifts to other women I encounter on this same journey. I wish they gave you this book in the doctor's office when they gave you the diagnosis. It has been the most valuable source of information and comfort after my Bible.

As a Nurse Practitioner/Certified Nurse-Midwife, I see many women who are on the breast cancer journey without answers to questions they don't even know. Having been there herself, Janet walks this journey with you - whether you are the patient, Mom, sister, husband or friend. Not only does she offer practical guidelines, but the reader becomes acutely aware of God's presence which lends to the peace that only He can give. This is a must read for every person, male or female who either has breast cancer or knows someone who does. I recommend it to all my patients.

P. Evans, NP, CNM

Bought this book for my friend who has breast cancer and is going through some difficult chemo. She has done nothing but rave about this book and thanked me over and over. She said it has offered some great insights and helped her know she isn't alone!!!