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Living with Colon Cancer: Beating the Odds

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Eliza certainly went through tough times through her illness both because of the US centric healthcare system, the less than first class medical professionals, as well as the treatments itself. Would not recommend this book for anyone actually having Colon Cancer.

This is an inspired and inspiring book. It is personal and authentic. As someone going through some of what Livingston endured in the initial stages, I was amazed at her prescient descriptions of what I was experiencing! Surprisingly, this is a page-turner: it is engagingly written, and your mind and feelings lap up every word.

I could not put this book down! Ms. Livingston has written of her incredibly personal journey of dealing with colon cancer, in a style that is easy-to-read, interesting, compelling and appreciated due to the helpful tips and asides for everyone involved with someone facing cancer. For me, this is THE reference book for laymen. I am recommending it to everyone who may find it useful - who hasn't been affected by cancer? I am in awe of her strength and courage to write of her ordeal and the spirit in which she tells her story.

I didn't want to stop reading, and every time I thought I come to a stopping place I wanted to keep reading more. The style made it so I was able to see the story from multiple sides - the midwife, the new patient, the partner, the doctor, the son, etc.
I loved the various tips thrown into the narritive, and could see a small handout of these tips being a useful tool for me as a nurse. This was surprisingly delightful in how much it kept my interest throughout and how the characters became so multi-dimensional as the story unfolded. There were many insights for anyone with colon cancer and also for someone dealing with surgery and accompanying physical challenges during the recovery time. The graphic detail seemed to bring the images to life.

Colon cancer doesn't receive the publicity devoted to other types of cancer, yet it's the third most common malignancy in the world and the second leading cause of death from cancer, aside from lung cancer. Living With Colon Cancer: Beating The Odds tells of the author's own battle against colon cancer, her survival after a terrible diagnosis, and how to cope with treatment and emotional highs and lows. Insights on what to expect and how to handle it are well done and very specific.

I was just diagnosed with rectal cancer when I found this book. I'd been in the hospital for a month with complication after complication and hadn't been back to work yet when I found that I needed SOMETHING to help me understand and accept what I was going thru. This book was what I turned to when I needed someone who understoond what I didn't...what I wasn't sure of...what I wanted desperately for someone to relate to...when I couldn't share with my loved ones. It is the best book I've read on what it feels like to have a colostomy and a cancer that no one wants to talk about...it's too embarassing.

I would HIGHLY suggest this book to ANYONE interested in or effected by colon cancer or rectal cancer or anal cancer...the taboo cancers. It was so relieving to read a paragraph or a sentence and go "YES!! I have that too!" or "So THAT'S what that's all about." Eliza's experience may not be what everyone goes thru...she had a rough time of it...but anyone experiencing this type of cancer WILL find something in common with her experiences and can be soothed by the fact that there is written proof that they are not alone in this...and we CAN win.

Colon cancer doesn't receive the publicity devoted to other types of cancer, yet it's the third most common malignancy in the world and the second leading cause of death from cancer, aside from lung cancer. Living With Colon Cancer: Beating The Odds tells of the author's own battle against colon cancer, her survival after a terrible diagnosis, and how to cope with treatment and emotional highs and lows. Insights on what to expect and how to handle it are well done and very specific.

Colon cancer doesn't receive the publicity devoted to other types of cancer, yet it's the third most common malignancy in the world and the second leading cause of death from cancer, aside from lung cancer. Living With Colon Cancer: Beating The Odds tells of the author's own battle against colon cancer, her survival after a terrible diagnosis, and how to cope with treatment and emotional highs and lows. Insights on what to expect and how to handle it are well done and very specific.

Colon cancer doesn't receive the publicity devoted to other types of cancer, yet it's the third most common malignancy in the world and the second leading cause of death from cancer, aside from lung cancer. Living With Colon Cancer: Beating The Odds tells of the author's own battle against colon cancer, her survival after a terrible diagnosis, and how to cope with treatment and emotional highs and lows. Insights on what to expect and how to handle it are well done and very specific.