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Triumphs of the Human Spirit: Real Cancer Survivors, Real Battles, Real Victories

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November 9, 2003
To see the words of what you have gone through in print, you have to wonder why some are speared from this disease. I would ask God why me meaning why I was saved from breast and lung cancer 3 times and hear the soft sounds of you have more work to do. Since 2001 I have lost 10 friends to this disease but I no longer ask why me I realized that it was time for them to go home. Barry thank you for writing this book.

This book was inspiring to me as each chapter is a real-life tale of personal achievement over a deadly disease. For cancer patients, it should provide insights, and for loved ones, ways of coping and guiding the patient. For me with a family history of cancer, I see it as preparation! A nice little book to have.

This little book is a gem - page after page of inspirational stories from people who have battled cancer and won - or at least on the path toward winning.

Yes, the Lance Armstrong story is one of the 48, and he has certainly "celebratized" the disease by defeating cancer against all odds. But the fact is cancer is an everday disease, striking everyday people. Those are the stories that beg to be heard.

"Triumphs..." captures these everyday people and shows their courage, their humor, and their determination. As a cancer patient currently in therapy, this book has given me equal determination to join the ranks of becoming a survivor.