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08 Jul, 2011
ONE MAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH CANCER. FANTASTIC READ. VERY HUMBLING.
1 of 1 found this helpful This book is helpful for anyone caring for someone with, or who wants to know more about cancer. The writer was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was 30 years old. He was a research psychiatrist, and through his work, by accident, found out he had cancer.
The author gives details about his life, family and friends, how they coped, or didn't: how he himself would have liked them to be for him.
He explains about his journey (he has been cancer free for 7 years)up to 2007, when he wrote the book.
It also explains the hows and whys of cancer, the theories and the known research. But the book is not technical, nor is it a text book. Because it is one man's journey through cancer, it is (seen through his medical eyes) his journey as a patient not a doctor. It is a journey to find out how he could change his way of life, prolong his life, and fight the cancer which had taken hold in his brain.
It is a man's story about himself(and the courage he displayed comes through his writing). It is also his story about his cancer. A journey of discovery, in every thing.
I found it very interesting and humbling, and I enjoyed the warmth that came through of Dr Schreiber's personality.
It is interesting, because it gives the ideas about what life is and how he or she can improve their way of life - a new way of life - I MIGHT ADD NOT A RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER BUT A HUMAN ENCOUNTER.
I bought this book because I had been diagnosed with high blood pressure (nothing as tragic as a terminal illness, I know), and I wanted to find out how to improve my own situation. I was attracted to it by the jacket, but then I read the script of what it contained.
It gives us food for thought in the sense of how we live and how we eat (what we eat and how we produce the food we eat).
If anyone is interested in their wellbeing, this book helps, by teaching us how to strengthen our immune system - which is the system that is able, and strong enough, to fight cancer.
29 Jul, 2012
BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE BOUGHT ELSEWHERE. GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY.
VALUE FOR MONEY, THIS TV IS WAY ABOVE AVERAGE. IT'S A TOSHIBA- WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY? LOTS!!
IT DOES THE JOB EXCELLENTLY.
THE PICTURE IS PERFECT, THE COLOURS ARE ACCURATE.
THE FEATURES, IT DOESN'T HAVE TELETEXT, BUT FOR THE PRICE I PAID, WHO CARES. I THINK TELETEXT ON MY OLD ONE WAS USELESS, SO I DON'T MISS IT.
I CAN LOOK UP WHAT'S ON NOW AND WHAT'S ON ALL DAY AND ALL EVENING. I CAN EVEN FIND OUT WHAT WAS ON YESTERDAY. I COULDN'T WITH MY OLD ONE.
I CAN COMPARE THE CHANNELS, WHAT'S ON NOW AND NEXT AND IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
THIS TV LOOKS GOOD. IF A TV COULD BE SAID TO BE ELEGANT, THIS IS IT.
IT IS SLIMLINE, HAS IT'S OWN STAND, INCLUDES DVD - AND THE SOUND AND COLOURS OF THE DVDs ARE AS PERFECT AS ON A DVD PLAYER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I PAID SO LITTLE FOR THIS SET.
I CAN USE IT AS A SCREEN FOR MY COMPUTER, I CAN USE USB. I CAN PLAY MUSIC.
A TV WITH MANY JOBS, AND IT DOES THEM SO ACCURATELY AND BEAUTIFULLY.
IT WAS SET UP FOR INSTANT USE, HAS A HANDBOOK TO HELP WITH ANY PROBLEMS, OF WHICH I HAVE HAD NONE.
IT IS REMOTE CONTROLLED, AND THE REMOTE IS EASY TO NAVIGATE.
IF I WERE TO BUY ANOTHER TV, THIS IS THE ONE I WOULD GO FOR, AND IT IS ALSO THE ONE I RECOMMEND 5*.
I AM SORRY IF I MISS OUT TECHNICALS, I HAVE NO TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE. I AM WRITING FROM THE HEART OF A PURCHASER AND ONE WHO IS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH HER BUY.
ALL I CAN SAY IS: THIS SET IS GOOOOOOOD
09 Aug, 2011
This book is well worth the money - intelligent, interesting & enlightening
Very interesting and informative book, written by someone who has studied their subject. It is neither technical, nor boring. Very helpful for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol, or anyone who is simply interested in keeping themselves healthy.
It explains what high cholesterol is, the difference between good and bad cholesterol. It explains the risks and how to avoid them.
It is a very interesting book, and a guide to practical ways of keeping healthy, or ways to improve on your cholesterol levels.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in their heart health, or simply interested in how to lower an already high CHO level.