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Retired after thirty-four years of teaching high school science, Ellen Washburn Gragg was enjoying her close-knit family and church community, traveling the world, quilting ... Life was good. Then one night, while traveling in Japan, she found a lump in her left breast. Cancer. The next year was filled with tests, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and side effects ranging from hair loss to severe headaches. But thirteen months after finding the lump, Ellen was on another adventure, this time in Europe.
Ellen survived breast cancer by depending on both science and faith. As a scientist, she did extensive research, educating herself about the physiological process of treating her disease. As a Christian, she stepped into the embrace of her faith, her family, and her loving friends to sustain and nurture herself as she healed. Bringing these strands together enabled her to proceed confidently and wisely on her path to becoming cancer-free. Now she offers all that she has learned to others facing cancer, so that they too can be both faithful and informed.
In Lady of Hope, Ellen makes the science accessible and her faith inspirational. She shares not only her personal journey but specific information and coping strategies, from eating gingersnaps to relieve nausea to the Bible verses that have given her comfort and peace. Cancer patients and caregivers will discover how to empower themselves mentally and spiritually, and learn why, at the end of her treatments, Ellen still says, "Life is good!"
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- PublisherCross Books Pub
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1615078754
- ISBN 13 9781615078752
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages152
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