[PDF] Glioblastoma Grief And Grace eBook

Author : Marcia Collins Jackson
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 33,45 MB
Release : 2021-01-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627878491

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Glioblastoma, Grief and Grace is a story about three wonderful human beings -- all beloved family members -- who died from Glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of malignant brain cancer. Marcia Jackson worked nine years as a registered nurse when her mother-in-law was the first in her family to be diagnosed with GBM. She was not familiar with this type of brain tumor except that it was considered very rare. But then her own mother was diagnosed with the same "rare" disease nine years later. Shocked and devastated by both their mothers suffering and dying from GBM, Jackson and her husband, David, searched for answers. Attending physicians assured them the disease could not be inherited, and the fact that it happened twice in the same family could only be explained as a fluke -- especially since the two women were not biologically related. Then in 2017, Jackson's husband of 41 years was diagnosed with the same deadly disease. Since his death, Jackson has tried to find a common thread that could connect all three of her loved ones, such as exposure to second-hand smoke and other chemicals. However, the causal explanations continue to elude her.By sharing her family's story in Glioblastoma, Grief and Grace, she offers encouragement to those who are experiencing similar situations with terminal illnesses.

Author : Julian S. Schlusberg
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1491704845

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"Julian, I have a brain tumor." Julian Schlusberg and his partner, Ort, were sitting on the couch in their den, when Ort made this announcement. And then Ort told Julian the rest of the story-how he went to the doctor for a flu shot and casually mentioned that he had been having dizzy spells. The doctor sent him for tests, and the results were bad-very bad. Ort had a large, aggressive brain tumor, a glioblastoma multiforme grade four that would cause his death within a year. In the years since Ort's death, Julian has been a traveler on the grief journey. In Uncommon Grace: Revelations in the Place Called Mourning, he recounts the life he has lived in those years. He has learned how brutal and merciless grief can be, but also how it can have the ability to alter our awareness and enable us to see and feel things we had never experienced before. Even in the face of insurmountable sadness and tragedy, it can lend some order to a world of heartbreak where nothing seems to makes sense. All of our sadness, anger, and frustration may ironically enable us to be more perceptive, insightful, and understanding.

Author : Ken Wilber
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 33,51 MB
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0834842785

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Coming soon as a Major Motion Picture Here is a deeply moving account of a couple's struggle with cancer and their journey to spiritual healing. Grace and Grit is the compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber and his wife Treya Killam Wilber through Treya's illness, treatment, and, finally, death.

Author : Jan Briddell Stevens
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1478741465

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Making Friends with Death - A True Story Are you terrified of DEATH? Are you or a loved one facing terminal illness? Or perhaps you've already lost someone--and whether it was a long time in coming or a complete shock, it hurts. We will all meet Death at our appointed time, and when that happens, we may see him as a fearful monster. But if we get to know him first, we'll know how to handle his arrival. We may even discover that Death is not the fiend we imagined at all. Crossing the Caring Bridge offers a whole new perspective on Mr. Reaper that may prove to be a life-changing--or rather a DEATH-changing--experience! "I've seen death come. I've seen people who've lost everything to hurricanes. While I've also seen close friends confront cancer and death, I've never been there. I can only imagine the cancer fight as a whitewater rafting trip on the fiercest rapids--but without a raft (never mind the paddles!). If I'm ever in that river, I'll want a guide. Not just any guide. This guide. Jan Briddell Stevens has been there, seen it, felt it, wept over it, and more. Her engaging storytelling style entertains, informs, and challenges. But most importantly, because she is so authentic, it comforts. Nobody needs to navigate their rivers alone." --John Chickering, Storm Recovery Team Leader, UMCOR Early Response Team (Katrina, Irene, Sandy, Irma, Maria)

Author : MR Daniel C Saungweme
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 20,39 MB
Release : 2016-07-07
Category :
ISBN : 9780620702393

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Sufficient Grace: A Battle With Cancer is a profound true story of undying love and endurance. The hurdles this young family encountered were reverting and unbelievable. When Viola fell and broke her leg while bathing on September 11 2014, she had no clue about the ordeal that she and her young family were to face - hardly two months after the birth of their third and only baby girl. This epic story is a very personal, true and intimate account of events as experienced by Vee (as we fondly called her) and her husband, Daniel. Writing her story was therapeutic for Vee as she went through agony and her realisation of the brevity of life. Her sweet and gentle spirit never diminished even as her life faded away. She refused to become bitter, but instead became better. It was also (and continues to be) therapeutic for Daniel as he struggles with grief and the loss of his soul mate. Welcome to a story of great love, perseverance and bravery based on faith in Jesus Christ. The wisdom contained here surpasses the authors' ages.

Author : Johnnette Benkovic
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 26,85 MB
Release : 2016-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1622823109

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From the host of EWTN's Women of Grace comes this insightful and faith-filled guide to help you fulfill your fundamental vocation in life: to grow in holiness and to be conformed to the image of God. Johnnette Benkovic has spent decades leading souls to a profound experience of God's grace. Now she offers you step-by-step guidance for deepening your own understanding of the spiritual principles that mark the interior life, as well as practical ways of implementing them in your daily activities. Along with sound Catholic doctrine and spiritual direction, each chapter includes those “spiritual essentials” that are necessary to lead you along the path of holiness and sanctity. You'll discover the gateway to intimacy with Our Lord, how to pray with fervor and ardent love, and how to enhance your experience of the Eucharist. Johnnette also teaches you how to love as God loves, how to forgive as God forgives, and how you can begin acquiring the most important

Author : Paul Kalanithi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1473523494

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**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** 'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful,' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal What makes life worth living in the face of death? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. 'A vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living' Nigella Lawson

Author : Lucy Foulkes
Publisher : Random House
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 22,34 MB
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1529926629

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Adolescence is the most formative yet misunderstood period of our lives. At a time of heightened concern about teenagers, Coming of Age draws on a decade of expert research to get beneath the stereotypes, expose the myths and reveal the important reasons why teens behave the way they do. 'Wonderful and deeply moving . . . shows us the potentially positive aspects of adolescent experiences so often seen as negative' MARK HADDON 'Excellent and insightful . . . expertly presented . . . Foulkes is steeped in knowledge about, as well as respect for, teenage life' Observer Covering all the characteristic behaviours of adolescents - from peer pressure and risk-taking, to sex, love, bullying, friendship and more - adolescent psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that time and again we mistake, dismiss and even try to prevent what is actually normal and healthy. Among many surprising insights, she explains why self-consciousness, anxiety and sensation-seeking are crucial features of this developmental phase. She shows that teenagers are socially conservative as much as rebellious, and that apparent recklessness is usually calculated. She reveals why being popular can be just as hard as being lonely, and why friendships at this age shape us for life. Adolescence is often difficult, sometimes extremely so, and most of us have yet to come to terms with our own. And yet Foulkes shows that adolescents have an extraordinary capacity for resilience, empathy and mutual support, and that even the most challenging experiences are part of an essential process of self-discovery. This is why understanding adolescence is the key to understanding ourselves. ‘Thank goodness . . . for this timely . . . and eminently sensible book . . . You will read this book and sigh in recognition . . . just knowing that everything they – and we – struggle with is normal, and necessary, is helpful’ Telegraph ‘Wise and compassionate, well-researched and straight-talking . . . shows how today's adolescents can be helped to flourish in life’ Dr Gavin Francis, author of Recovery ‘Hopeful, inspiring . . . leaves you with a greater understanding of your own adolescence, and greater compassion for those currently in its throes’ Camilla Nord, author of The Balanced Brain 'Myth-busting . . . eye-opening . . . delivers many counter-intuitive insights' Guardian ‘A must read for everyone interested in what is going on with adolescents’ Essi Viding, Professor of Developmental Pyschopathy, UCL ‘Compelling, useful and fascinating . . . revealing adolescence's unwritten rules’ JO BRAND ‘Comprehensive, accessible and super useful’ Dr Tara Porter, clinical psychologist and author of You Don't Understand Me

Author : Harvey Max Chochinov
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 753 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 2022
Category :
ISBN : 0197583830

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"From its origins, with leaders such as Dame Cicely Saunders, Eric Wilkes, Colin Murray and James in the United Kingdom, Balfour Mount in Canada, Vittorio in Italy, and Elizabeth Ross and Avery Weisman in the United States, hospice and palliative care has always embraced the "whole" person, in the context of their family. From her observations of people with advanced and progressive illness, Dame Cicely Saunders introduced the concept of "total pain." Pain had physical, emotional, social, and spiritual components, all of which needed to be addressed. Of course, excellent control of pain and other symptoms is vital, but the role of the palliative care team, including the physicians, is much more than this. It also extends beyond expertise in the management of physical and psychiatric symptoms. Effective symptom control may be necessary before other goals of hospice and palliative care can be achieved. But equally, failure to address emotional, social, or spiritual components of symptoms may lead to inadequate symptom control. Physicians can and should contribute to this holistic assessment and care. This is why palliative medicine is a rewarding field for physicians-there is much opportunity to practice comprehensive whole person care"--