Inspiration

Fatal to Fearless: 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System
by Kathy Giusti
Harper Collins, 2024, 288 Pages, Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook
ISBN: 979-0063282179

Fatal to Fearless: 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System is an empowering, soul-baring personal account from a two-time cancer survivor, and a must read for patients, caregivers and anyone facing a challenging disease in today's broken medical system. It is a crash course in surviving a difficult diagnosis, organized around twelve essential steps. Each step includes What to Dos built on years of experience and advice from medical experts as well. The author, Kathy Giusti, is a survivor of multiple myeloma and breast cancer, Founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), and Co-Chair of the Harvard Business School (HBS) Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator.

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A Brave Kid’s Guide to Lymphoma by Nina Gonzalez, MD
Hello Brave Co, 2024, 49 Pages, Paperback
ISBN: 979-8990710511

Charlie is a curious kid facing a big challenge: lymphoma. With so many questions swirling in his mind, Charlie finds a friend in Cobi, the super smart Brave Buddy who helps kids understand their medical diagnoses. Together, they set off on a journey of understanding, and Charlie realizes just how Brave he is.

A Brave Kid's Guide to Lymphoma is designed to help children understand their lymphoma diagnosis. Created by Dr. Nina Gonzalez and the Hello Brave team, this book breaks down complex medical information into simple, clear language and illustrations. Through an engaging conversation between Cobi and Charlie, this book helps to dispel common misconceptions and provides comfort through a shared understanding of this challenging diagnosis. At the end of the book, you'll find a glossary of easy-to-understand terms, guides for adults on how to talk about tough diagnoses like lymphoma with kids, questions to ask your care team, and a Brave Kid Certificate to honor your child's bravery and strength. This book is a supportive tool for both patients and families dealing with lymphoma.

A Brave Kid’s Guide to Leukemia by Nina Gonzalez, MD
Hello Brave Co, 2024, 49 Pages, Paperback
ISBN: 979-8990710511

Charlie is a curious kid facing a big challenge: leukemia. With so many questions swirling in his mind, Charlie finds a friend in Cobi, the super smart Brave Buddy who helps kids understand their medical diagnoses. Together, they set off on a journey of understanding, and Charlie realizes just how Brave he is.

A Brave Kid's Guide to Leukemia is designed to help children understand their leukemia diagnosis. Created by Dr. Nina Gonzalez and the Hello Brave team, this book breaks down complex medical information into simple, clear language and illustrations. Through an engaging conversation between Cobi and Charlie, this book helps to dispel common misconceptions and provides comfort through a shared understanding of this challenging diagnosis. At the end of the book, you'll find a glossary of easy-to-understand terms, guides for adults on how to talk about tough diagnoses like leukemia with kids, questions to ask your care team, and a Brave Kid Certificate to honor your child's bravery and strength. This book is a supportive tool for both patients and families dealing with leukemia.

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Okay…Now What? A Handbook for New Cancer Parents by Pamela Chila Smith
Warren Publishing Inc, 2023, 112 Pages, Hardcover/Paperback
ISBN: 978-1960146366

Every parent wants to be Wonder Woman or Superman, but even the strongest and bravest of parents sometimes need help during stressful and tumultuous times. For Pamela Chila Smith, that time was when her teenage son, Nicholas, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Okay.. Now What? is a guide for new cancer parents, written from the heart of experience. Throughout the book, Pamela offers clear, direct, and empathetic advice for parents challenged with the task of keeping their sick child as healthy and comfortable as possible as well as making sure proper care is provided. She stresses the importance of listening and paying attention to the child and staying on top of everything and everyone, so nothing is missed. Take notes. Ask questions. Stay strong. And remember to breathe.

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Cycle of Lives: 15 People's Stories, 5,000 Miles, and a Journey Through the Emotional Chaos of Cancer by David Richman
River Grove Books, 2020, 376 Pages
ISBN 978-1-63299-299-4 Paperback
ISBN 978-1-63299-300-7 eBook

Cycle of Lives chronicles the lives of 15 people affected by cancer, including patients, doctors, researchers, and caregivers.  These moving stories cover many aspects of a cancer diagnosis.  Readers are able to examine a wide range of experiences and viewpoints to help them grow in empathy, and to better understand how issues affect the way people deal with the traumas that shape their lives.

For more information: www.cycleoflives.org

Hundred Percent Chance: A Memoir by Robert K. Brown
3/3 Press 2019, 273 Pages, Paperback or Kindle
ISBN: 9781733159005

Hundred Percent Chance: A Memoir is a raw and realistic memoir about a young college student who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 1990 while he was studying abroad in Lancaster, England – halfway across the world from his home in Seattle.  From battling life-threatening symptoms during a rushed, emergency departure from England, through multiple rounds of chemotherapy and complications over the next eight months, this moving, page-turning story will remind you to make the most of every day.

For more information: www.hundredpercentchance.com

No Match For Her By Travis Lee Hicks
Publisher: Travis Lee Hicks
ISBN: 9781734251708
November 2019, Hardcover 420 pages (also available in paperback and as an e-book)

When his 12-year-old daughter Lilli was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia two weeks before Christmas, Travis Hicks was in the worst shape of his life. Overweight and overworked, Hicks watched his daughter Lilli fight for her life against an aggressive blood cancer. Hicks ultimately became a long distance runner, shed over 40 pounds, and restored his health in time to help his daughter through the fight of her life. Read this father’s story of life, health, family, faith, and community.

For more information: www.travisleehicks.com/books