Send A Boy To The River Bank

Pulling into the hospital's handicap lot on Massachusetts Ave, I'm already having a Groundhog Day moment. Today is my third day of radiation. Halfway through my first week, it already feels very, very old. I've driven forty miles to get here. I feel exhausted, pummeled, prehistoric. This morning, while defogging the bathroom mirror, I could barely recognize the ancient fossil peering back at me. Help me, the old codger seemed to be pleading.

'Philip Austin guides readers on a journey through the physical, emotional, and spiritual landscape of cancer treatment in America. Send A Boy To The Riverbank is healing medicine for anyone coping with the burden of a recently diagnosed healthcare crisis.-

-Dr. Pam Jarboe-

Philip Austin is the author of seven books, including a memoir, The Paintbox of Everything. His first novel, On Bethel Ridge, a Christmas fable published in 1998, was hailed by Publisher's Weekly as 'a sharply etched tale reaching across cultures with universal spirituality.'