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Beating Cancer One Truth at a Time

Beating Cancer One Truth at a Time

What You Believe Determines Your Journey

When someone says you have cancer, it’s like stepping into the cockpit of a commercial airbus, sitting at the controls, and wondering what all those strange buttons do. At first you don’t even know the destination much less the timing. You have no idea how to fly the plane, but there you are, a pilot learning how to something you never wanted to learn. Moreover, you feel as though you have already crashed. Author Marianne McDonough understands. From her own experience in 2012, she believes the initial weeks of cancer are the hardest part and, as a result, focuses on writing for newly diagnosed

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When someone says you have cancer, it’s like stepping into the cockpit of a commercial airbus, sitting at the controls, and wondering what all those strange buttons do. At first you don’t even know the destination much less the timing. You have no idea how to fly the plane, but there you are, a pilot learning how to something you never wanted to learn. Moreover, you feel as though you have already crashed. Author Marianne McDonough understands. From her own experience in 2012, she believes the initial weeks of cancer are the hardest part and, as a result, focuses on writing for newly diagnosed patients. In her introduction, she writes, “The diagnosis and treatment periods are notoriously intense, sometimes confusing, and always life altering.”In this encouraging, direct, and practical guide, McDonough packs a quick-read book with helpful information, inspiration, and step-by-step tips on how to live a strong journey, make good decisions, and be confident that you did everything you could to fight cancer the way you believe is best for you. To facilitate those goals, the author present myths and misconceptions that patients often encounter such as cancer is always fatal, too complicated to understand, and will define you for the rest of your life. One truth at a time, McDonough will encourage you to reconstruct and articulate your own beliefs. She wants you to determine for yourself what makes the most sense to you based on honest reflection, the best data you can find for your situation, and conclusions you draw for yourself as a result. Describing this book as a “simple path for a complicated journey,” McDonough includes information and resources to consult both during treatments and into survivorship. She doesn’t shy away from tough subjects such as residual effects from treatment and fear of relapse. But throughout the book she focuses on hope, positive mindsets, and proactive actions that will help you, as she says in her introduction, “attack cancer with a dedicated vengeance and more determination and courage than you ever thought possible.”

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Series: Marianne McDonough
Genres: Health, Self-help
Tags: Cancer, Health, Self-help
Publisher: Sapphire River Publishing Services
Publication Year: 2018
ASIN: 099669773X
ISBN: 9780996697736
List Price: 9.95
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Marianne McDonough

Marianne McDonough is an author and journalist from Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Her professional and personal interests have always been rooted in the creative arts, including, in addition to writing, music and dance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and secondary education and a Master of Arts in mass communication. In various capacities, Marianne has also served her community and churches on an ongoing basis, as reflected in her current role as executive director for Great Commission Artists (greatcommissionartists.com), a network of faith-based artists.

In 2012, Marianne received an invasive ductile carcinoma diagnosis. Healthy in all other respects, she says she felt powerless at first. “It was as if I was no longer in charge of my life, where I was going or for how long. I felt that all my autonomy was gone.” Post treatment and into survivorship, Marianne decided to write a book for newly diagnosed patients, because “that’s the hardest part” in her opinion. The book title, 8 Steps to Getting Real with Cancer: Empowering Newly-Diagnosed Patients and Those Who Love Them, reflects her additional concerns for family and friends, because “they’re scared, too, and they have no idea what to do or how to help.”

The response to 8 Steps was very positive, and it won the 2016 Midwest Book Award in the health category.

Beating Cancer One Truth at a Time evolved in 2017 when Marianne's oncologist suggested her practical, down-to-earth approach to cancer would work well in support group settings. At first she set out to create a companion guide but soon realized she wanted to include new text, information, suggestions for resources, and creative ways to help patients clarify their own beliefs about cancer, make well-informed decisions, and be confident that they're doing everything possible to fight cancer the way they believe is best for them.

Her hope going forward is to continue to encourage patients and families as well as advocate for early diagnosis and proactive survivor vigilance. She is also interested in cancer prevention and promoting increased education. Her blogs are available at 8stepstogettingrealwithcancer.com, beatingcanceronetruthatatime.com, and mariannemcdonough.com.

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