Eighteen Weeks and a Fight For Life (Paperback)

Steve Donald

ISBN 10: 1917455208 / ISBN 13: 9781917455206

Published by Malcolm Down Publishing Ltd, 2025

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Paperback. Eighteen Weeks and A Fight for Life is a heartfelt memoir recounting the battle faced by Steve Donald and his wife Gloria against her life-threatening illness. After Gloria fell and broke her shoulder in February 2021, a cascade of health issues followed, culminating in a diagnosis of bowel cancer. Despite surgeries and chemotherapy the cancer spread, leading Gloria to undergo a major operation in March 2022, followed by another life-saving surgery in Basingstoke in 2023.Throughout this harrowing journey, Steve and Glorias unwavering faith in God provided them with strength and resilience. Their story reflects the transformative power of Christianity, not only in surviving a medical crisis but in finding meaning and purpose in suffering.Steves narrative also highlights the profound role of spirituality in healthcare. The support of doctors, nurses and the church community, along with the power of prayer, proved to be a vital part of their emotional and physical roller coaster. This memoir underscores how, even in the darkest moments, a living faith can offer hope, community and a sense of purpose, making it a powerful testament to the intersection of spirituality and resilience in times of crisis. After Gloria's fall led to a devastating cancer diagnosis, she and her husband Steve faced a battle for survival. Through surgeries, setbacks, and faith, their journey became a powerful testament to spiritual resilience, the strength of prayer, and the healing power of community. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eighteen Weeks and a Fight For Life (Paperback)
• Publisher: Malcolm Down Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1917455208
• ISBN 13: 9781917455206
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A husband who lost his wife, but still found reasons to hope.

Eighteen Weeks and A Fight for Life by Steve Donald is a heartfelt memoir recounting the battle that he and his wife Gloria faced against her life-threatening illness.

After Gloria fell and broke her shoulder in February 2021, a cascade of health issues followed, culminating in a diagnosis of bowel cancer. Despite surgeries and chemotherapy, the cancer spread, leading Gloria to undergo a major operation in March 2022, followed by another life-saving surgery in Basingstoke in 2023.

Throughout this harrowing personal journey, Steve and Gloria’s unwavering faith in God provided them with strength and resilience. Their true story reflects the transformative power of Christianity, not only in surviving a medical crisis but in finding meaning and purpose in suffering.

Steve’s narrative also highlights the profound role of spirituality in healthcare.

The support of doctors, nurses and the Christian community, along with the power of prayer, proved to be a vital part of their emotional and physical roller coaster.

This memoir underscores how, even in the darkest moments, a living faith can offer hope, community and a sense of purpose, making it a powerful testimony of the intersection between spirituality and resilience in times of crisis.

About the Author

Steve Donald ============

Steve Donald was an Anglican vicar for thirty-four years. Steve taught for three years before attending Capernwray Bible School, near Lancaster, where he met his wife Gloria who went home to Jesus in October 2023 after a long battle with cancer. Steve lives in Morecambe, UK.