Mind, Body, and Soul : A Guide to Living with Cancer [Hardcover]

Nancy Hassett Dahm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

Mind, Body, and Soul; A Guide to Living with Cancer, is a comprehensive guide for patients and their family members. Readers are taken on an intimate journey through the cancer experience, beginning from the moment of diagnosis. Mind, Body, and Soul guides patients,family,and loved ones through the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of cancer. It spans the entire spectrum of treatment and course of illness. This hardcover, 336-page book is indexed and contains an exhaustive resource appendix that helps the reader access information on free hospitalization, low-cost prescriptions, free medications, and free travel to clinical trials, free supplies, and information on support organizations. Readers will have everything they need to help themselves and their family. They are given in-depth information on managing treatment symptoms, pain, giving and receiving quality care, and overcoming stress and fear. There are also chapters on new advances in cancer treatment, answered prayers, visions, and miracles. You will hear the words of the great philosophers about the meaning of life, self, and soul that are filled with hope. This book contains the collective wisdom the author has acquired over the years. It is a book that no cancer patient and their family should do without.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" Mind, Body, and Soul is thought-provoking, inspirational, and powerful." -- The Daily Courier- Prescott, Arizona

" Mind, Body, and Soul" is an important work. It furnishes us with a vast body of knowledge regarding cancer... -- Paul Browde, M.D., Psychiatrist- Faculty, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

" Mind,Body, and Soul- is an important work.... -- Paul Browde, M.D., Psychiatrist, Faculty , New York University

" Ms. Dahm has succeeded in the challenging accomplishment of delivering a well-rounded book for patients and families confronted with cancer." -- Paolo L. Manfredi, M.D., Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

" This book is unique in that it spans the entire potential of treatment and course of illness." -- James D'Olimpio, M.D., Director of Palliative Medicine Service, North Shore University Hospital, N.Y.

" You have written a truly wonderful book.... -- Jennifer Hoadley, From a reader's letter

"...a well-rounded book for patients and families confronted with cancer." -- Paolo L. Manfredi, M.D.- Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

"The book has a wonderful spiritual and humanistic perspective, that enhances its value... an easy to understand and uplifting resource." -- James D'Olimpio, M.D.,Director of Palliative Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, New York

"The book is an incredible resource..... -- Allan Katz, former Director of regional services at the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Center.

From the Publisher

This book has enormous social value.It is of vital interest and importance to many readers. Mind, Body, and Soul; A Guide to Living with Cancer was written by a compassionate, well-trained nurse who has cared for over 400 cancer patients and their families. This book has all the answers to all the questions she was ever asked. As you will see from the reviews from prominent physicians at leading cancer treatment centers, the book is a remarkable achievement. Taylor Hill Publishing is proud to offer you, Mind, Body, and Soul; A Guide to Living with Cancer.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Hill Pub Ltd; 1 edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970290403
• ISBN-13: 978-0970290403
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative book on living with cancer, November 19, 2000

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Mary Mackenzie (Manhasset, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind, Body, and Soul : A Guide to Living with Cancer (Hardcover)

This is a very special book. It is as though Nancy Hassett Dahm speaks to the reader. It offers a broad range of information and answers many questions anyone with cancer would have. It helps people journey through their illness with dignity and self respect. It offers hope and strength because it provides people with knowledge - the knowledge that it is possible to attain a level of comfort that makes their journey more bearable. It also offers a spiritual component to it that is so extraordinarily helpful in times of need. This book is a powerful tool for any person or family member experiencing a diagnosis of cancer. It is a wonderful book and I would highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing like this out there - Thorough AND compassionate, May 23, 2001

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"andymezz" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind, Body, and Soul : A Guide to Living with Cancer (Hardcover)

It is immediately apparent that she knows what you're going through and the questions you need answered. It gave our family priceless hope in a most trying time. I have personally written the author to thank her for producing such a work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PEACE OF MIND, October 20, 2001

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ESTHER SPERA (TAMPA FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mind, Body, and Soul : A Guide to Living with Cancer (Hardcover)

MIND,BODY AND SOUL GAVE ME RENEWED STRENGTH FOR MY RECENT CANCER OF THE FOOT. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT GUIDE FOR MY HUSBAND, AND THE BOOK SHOWED ME INTERESTING WAYS TO COMBAT THE PAIN OF MY CANCER.
NANCY H.DAHM CERTAINLY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE HER READERS WITH IN-DEPTH INFORMATION AND THEREFORE GAVE ME PEACE OF MIND. NANCY PROVIDES ONE WHO HAS HAD CANCER OR LIVING WITH CANCER, WITH A PHILOSOPHY OF "LIVING" AND DYING WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TREATMENT!
I HAVE FOUND THE BOOK AN INSPIRATION IN OVERCOMING MY FEARS AND STRESS WHICH CANCER ENTAILS. I RECOMMEND "MIND, BODY AND SOUL" WHOLE HEARTEDLY FOR ANY PERSON OR MEMBER OF A FAMILY THAT HAS A CANCER PATIENT!
ESTHER SPERA, TAMPA FLORIDA