A Promise Fulfilled: One Couple's Journey Through Misdiagnosis, Breast Cancer and Advocacy [Paperback]

William Thiel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2007

Every woman when she finds a breast lump wants to hear the good news. Most of them do. Sometimes the good news allows you to live in denial, told don’t worry about it, you have common cysts or fibrocystic disease. It is those women I must find and give them Maureen’s story, to educate them on what killed Maureen and what you must do to prevent it from happening to you. I know from fact thousands of women are sitting at home happy, told not to worry, but they indeed are on the same path as Maureen, they have breast cancer right now but were told not to worry. They did not receive standard of care in diagnosing treatment and follow up of their breast lump, that is why Maureen made me promise her to tell her story.

It was for you, all the women that are just like Maureen, that were told not to worry, but in fact will have serious consequences and sometimes death due to delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of your breast lump.

I promised Maureen I would tell her story. I have. I also promised Maureen I would save another women’s lives, and I have dedicated my life to doing that, but there are so many more I have to reach. Everyday that goes by is another day you have lost your chance to fight and beat your breast cancer. Reading this book allows you to have the knowledge that could have prevented Maureen’s death. Every women that reads this book will never let this happen to them.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

William C. Thiel, husband, best friend, care taker of his wife throughout her courageous battle with not only breast cancer, but the fact she was misdiagnosed, and her delay in a correct diagnosis cost her life. Bill made a promise to his wife three weeks before she died, she made him promise to tell her story and save other women’s lives.

Bill has kept that promise for over 8 years. Maureen’s story has already saved lives. Bill has worked relentlessly on his promise and Maureen’s Mission a non profit organization was created to educate women, and health care professionals, on misdiagnosis and the lethal impacts of a delayed diagnosis.

Bill lives in Northeast PA, and has dedicated his life to making sure another woman does not have to go through what Maureen did, or he and his two boys.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (April 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595407471
• ISBN-13: 978-0595407477
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,497,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life, Death, Love, Courage, June 17, 2007

By 

Nancy L. Considine (Hatfield, MA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: A Promise Fulfilled: One Couple's Journey Through Misdiagnosis, Breast Cancer and Advocacy (Paperback)

This is an heroic story. PROMISE FULFILLED gives us important information about breast cancer and patient/doctor relationships, but it is much more. It is a love story, a medical mystery, courtroom drama, a family and community saga. Bill and Maureen Thiel could be people in our church, in our neighborhood, and yet we meet them as heroic figures when they have little or no control over their lives. Maureen Buchanan Jones takes the facts of this family's life and tells a classic tale with heroes and villains, courage and deceit, love and honor.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Touching Tribute and Warning!, June 4, 2007

By 

Jane Dringoli "lady Jane" (Hamden, CT United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: A Promise Fulfilled: One Couple's Journey Through Misdiagnosis, Breast Cancer and Advocacy (Paperback)

I was very interested to find out what this woman's experience had been but did not expect to get as emotionally involved knowing the basic plot to begin with. But the author did such a good job of revealing how very special this woman was to everyone and my empathy for her situation grew tremendously. It was gut wrenching to hear about all she went through physically and emotionally as well as her family. It was such a tribute to her that her husband not only honored his promise but did it with such loving respect. This book not only made me keenly aware of the need for early detection but made me feel very feel grateful to be healthy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Promise Kept is a must read for everyone who is a woman or loves one., November 30, 2007

By 

Jeni Dingman - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: A Promise Fulfilled: One Couple's Journey Through Misdiagnosis, Breast Cancer and Advocacy (Paperback)

A Promise Kept is a must read for everyone who is a woman or loves one. The book takes the reader deep into the world of an average American Family, before and after a devastating medical error would change all of their lives forever. A Promise Kept is the story of a woman's fight for her life, her hopes, her dreams and her passion. Since the great loss of Maureen Thiel, her husband has carried on her mission and her greatest wish, which is to prevent others from experiencing the hell that ravaged her family by a severely flawed and uncertain medical system. Once one walks through the door of preventable medical error, there is no turning back, prevention through knowledge is the only way out of a potential nightmare. Lastly, A Promise Kept, is a beautiful love story between two people who were meant to be together forever. This story is will surely keep you interested and make you cry.