I Am Whole Now That I Have Cancer: Reflections on Life and Healing for Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them (Paperback)

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The Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 20 million people in the United States are currently diagnosed with cancer, and 1.4 million people will be diagnosed in the coming year. At some point in their lives, virtually everyone is touched by this disease, and every patient, survivor, family member, and friend will find hope, strength, and comfort in Now That I Have Cancer, I Am Whole.

Throughout this moving account, survivor John McFarland shares his Everyman approach to everyday life with cancer in brief meditations full of unflinching honesty, humor, and optimism. This revised edition also shares McFarland's continued relationship with cancer, seeing it through his eyes as a grandfather to one-year-old Joey, who struggles to fight a rare and ravaging form of the disease.

About the Author

John Robert McFarland, a cancer patient and survivor, has written for more than 40 publications ranging from Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion to the Chicago Tribune and Midwest Poetry Review. He is also an ordained United Methodist minister. He lives in Sterling, Ill.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; 1 edition (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740763725
• ISBN-13: 978-0740763724
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,009,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hope and Humor, October 17, 2007

By	dewsanddamps (Michigan) - See all my reviews

Now That I Have Cancer is a wonderfully warm, funny book, full of hope and courage. It is beautifully written and easy to read in little bits, or like I did--cover to cover without putting it down. John Robert McFarland's gentle wit and hard-earned wisdom make this a must-have book for anyone,not just cancer patients and their families. Get a copy of the audio version, too, and listen with headphones while you're getting your chemo.