All Things Work for Good: A Book of Encouragement for People with Cancer, Their Family and Friends (Paperback)

by Gavin Sinclair (Author)

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Review
An easy-to-read book by a person who has been there. -- From the Publisher

Product Description
What do you do when you are told you have cancer? What if it's a relative or friend? A diagnosis of cancer can lead to many spiritual, mental, and physical questions.

In this book, All Things Work for Good, Gavin Sinclair tells about his battle with cancer. When Gavin was 24 years old, an X-ray showed a football-size tumor in his chest. He was given four months to live. His wife was pregnant with their first child. Gavin had chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to cure the cancer. These treatments led to many secondary problems including congestive heart failure, spinal surgery, and a stroke.

In the first section of All Things Work for Good, Gavin tells his story. In the second section, family and friends tell how the experience affected them. In the third section, Gavin outlines 14 lessons that can be helpful to others.

This is not just another dry, technical treatise on dealing with a serious illness. Gavin writes candidly, humorously, and with clarity about a very personal ordeal. As he and others share their stories, you will be touched, enriched, and encouraged by their openness and their very practical suggestions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Positive Press (AZ) (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965538109
• ISBN-13: 978-0965538107
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,627,017 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone facing extreme sadness or tragedy..., April 30, 2000

By	Theresa R. Harris (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This book is not just for families and individuals facing cancer and survival. It's for anyone facing life's "unfairness" and the extreme sadness that comes into our lives at one time or another. While it is predominantly a Christian based methodolgy, it does offer first hand experience with medical personnel and an approach to manage the disease and all the associated afflictions that occur with any severe illness. This book is a heart wretching and heart warming (sometimes even comical) account of real life drama. It details a positive attitude approach that is enhanced by belief in God that offers a healing of the spirit as well as the body. The author's faith along with the faith of his family demonstrates that God is a source of comfort and relief for everyone: the sick, the dying and the survivors.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

I was really excited when I first saw this book but was turned off by the religious content when I actually read it. If you're not Christian (and I'm not), this book is definitely not for you. I'm sure this is a great book if you're Christian but since I'm not, it didn't help me at all.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humane, concise, humorous encouragement from a REAL person., June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This is must-read for anyone who feels "backed into a corner" in their life. Gavin's encouragement and call to confidence apply to all realms of human life, with witty, practical anecdotes and, sometimes, blunt humor and courage. No self-pity here, but rather a call to arms for those who feel they may have been bullied into meek submission by the medical "establishment". In everyday terms, Gavin reaches out to people in pain--physical, mental and emotional--with his story of survival and suggestions for how they, too, may have victory!