Cancer: Here's How You Can Help Me Cope & Survive - Softcover

Joy Erlichman Miller; Monica Vest Wheeler; Diane Cullinan Oberhelman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0975987518 ISBN 13: 9780975987513

Publisher: BF Press, 2005

Synopsis

This unique interactive guidebook focuses on coping with the emotional side of cancer, an aspect that is often overlooked. Written for patients, family and friends, this volume explores those vital emotional connections, all of which reinforce affiliation, love, friendship and resiliency. You'll also find sound mental health tips: hundreds of specific ways individuals can communicate with and assist each other; prompts to explore responses and feelings; and much more on perforated pages to allow for easy use.

About this title

About the Author

Joy Erlichman Miller, Ph.D., is an internationally known licensed psychotherapist, professional trainer and author of six published books. She is a leading authority on relationship issues, Holocaust studies and trauma resolution. She is founder of Joy Miller & Associates in Peoria, IL. Monica Vest Wheeler is a free-lance writer and author who focuses on historical books and emotion-based book topics. Designer of the cancer book, she works and lives in Peoria, IL. Diane Cullinan Oberhelman is a breast cancer survivor and a commercial real estate developer and has properties throughout the United States. She also resides near Peoria, IL.

From the Back Cover

Cancer: Here's How YOU Can Help ME Cope & Survive A practical handbook on strengthening the bond between cancer patients, family and friends

If you're seeking the knowledge, tools, words and courage to confront all the complex emotions that cancer ignites, this book offers all that and more.

This unique interactive guidebook tackles one of the frequent "side effects" of cancer: the lack of communication between cancer patients/survivors and their family and friends.

Here we focus on those vital emotional connections, all of which reinforce affiliation, love, friendship and human resiliency. You'll also find sound mental health tips; hundreds of specific ways individuals can communicate with and assist each other; prompts to explore responses and feelings; and much, much more on perforated pages to allow for each use.

While not a testimonial, this book shares accounts of firsthand experiences of more than 250 individuals who, like you, have been touched by this devastating disease. All these components are packed into a book that can make the journey of cancer easier to bear and that speaks to the heart of coping and surviving. This volume of straight talk can reassure you that your explosion of feelings is normal.

"In your shock and fear, you can turn to this book for steadying. In your denial, you need to read here for the reality check you must accept. In your determined quest for answers, start your research here. In your need for comfort, it is offered here."
A cancer patient's family member

Edition details

• Publisher: BF Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0975987518
• ISBN 13: 9780975987513
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304