Mind, Body, and Soul : A Guide to Living with Cancer

Nancy Hassett Dahm

ISBN 10: 0970290403 / ISBN 13: 9780970290403

Published by Taylor Hill Pub Ltd, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mind, Body, and Soul : A Guide to Living with Cancer
• Publisher: Taylor Hill Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0970290403
• ISBN 13: 9780970290403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Mind, Body, and Soul; A Guide to Living with Cancer, is a comprehensive guide for patients and their family members. Readers are taken on an intimate journey through the cancer experience, beginning from the moment of diagnosis. Mind, Body, and Soul guides patients,family,and loved ones through the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of cancer. It spans the entire spectrum of treatment and course of illness. This hardcover, 336-page book is indexed and contains an exhaustive resource appendix that helps the reader access information on free hospitalization, low-cost prescriptions, free medications, and free travel to clinical trials, free supplies, and information on support organizations. Readers will have everything they need to help themselves and their family. They are given in-depth information on managing treatment symptoms, pain, giving and receiving quality care, and overcoming stress and fear. There are also chapters on new advances in cancer treatment, answered prayers, visions, and miracles. You will hear the words of the great philosophers about the meaning of life, self, and soul that are filled with hope. This book contains the collective wisdom the author has acquired over the years. It is a book that no cancer patient and their family should do without.

About the Author

Nancy Hassett Dahm is a registered nurse who specializes in cancer care. Her experience in caring for over 400 cancer patients since 1991, is the basis of knowledge for this book. Over the years, she has developed a clear and powerful vision of the problems and concerns of those who are facing cancer. Her experience in cancer pain management has led to the development of her nursing theory- The Continuum of Pain, The Continuum of Pain Control, which is included in this book. It has served as the basis for maintaining almost all of her patients pain-free. Her other credits include conducting programs and lecturing to the professional and lay community on the care of cancer patients. Nancy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Long Island University, New York. She currently resides with her husband in Garden City, New York.