That Black Men Might Live: My Fight Against Prostate Cancer - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971606757 ISBN 13: 9780971606753

Publisher: Hilton Publishing

Synopsis

Through the personal story of Reverend Charles Williams, this book addresses the important but often neglected issue of black men and prostate cancer. Williams, a leader in the black community and the president of the Indiana Black Expo, relates how even with an extensive knowledge of health care he did not pay attention to his own needs. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer--at an advanced stage. More than a biography, this book discusses why and how black men can break the cycle of health care illiteracy to become aware of their own needs and use the health care system to their own benefit. Black men are encouraged to get early and regular physical exams and are guided through what to expect and what to do if they are diagnosed with prostate cancer.

About this title

About the Author:

Reverend Charles Williams is the president of Indiana Black Expo, America's largest health exposition. He is currently undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vernon A. Williams is the Indianapolis bureau chief for Gary Info Newspapers. He is also the career-technical supervisor for the Indianapolis public schools. His work has appeared in the Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Herald, and Crains Chicago Business. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

From Booklist:

Williams, a minister, promoter, and president of the Indiana Black Expo, was an admitted Type A personality, a workaholic loathe to slow down and take note of the signs of a medical problem. Instead, he ignored his problems, self-diagnosed, and conspired to tell friends who were doctors only some of the symptoms, warding off the feared diagnosis of cancer. When the diagnosis of prostrate cancer finally came, Williams was at stage four, beyond cure. Accepting the consequences of his own neglect and the irony that he had long been a promoter of health fairs, Williams offers his experience as a cautionary tale. His self-criticism is rooted in resolve and a out-right conviction that for believers everything--including cancer--works for the good. Williams is very forthright in revealing his missteps, his insecurities before the diagnosis, his vulnerabilities since then, and, above all, his mistake of putting work and achievement ahead of higher values. Though this heartrending and courageous book is aimed at black men, its message is for all men of middle age and older. Vernon Ford
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hilton Publishing
• ISBN 10: 0971606757
• ISBN 13: 9780971606753
• Binding: Paperback