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Summary: inspiring and encouraging
Review: As a physician who saw many people succumb to cancer during my surgical residency, I read with interest the accounts of people with documented cancers who truly underwent spontaneous remission. The authors have done their homework in researching the background for these remarkable patients, trying to come up with clues about their reasons for survival. For their research, I think it was wise to include not only those who were cured of their disease, but those who lived far longer than medical science would have predicted. By doing so, they shed light on some interesting "survivor characteristics." This book is as objective as possible about the ineffable subject of spontaneous cancer regression (or more broadly, "remarkable recoveries") as the authors try to take in all points of view (without necessarily endorsing them). Their findings were strengthened by allowing the patients, their families and physicians to tell their stories. I give this book a high mark of 9 for thoroughness of research and stimulating enlightenment; it does not receive a 10 because it does lack balance, not telling the stories of the thousand upon thousands upon thousands of people who went on special diets, did meditation or prayer, emotionally fought for their lives, and all the other things Hirshberg and Barasch discuss, yet who DIED from their cancer. The mind may be able to cause the disappearance of warts, influence irritable bowel syndrome, and play a role in the extremely rare case of spontaneous cancer remission, but the vast majority of the time, it cannot halt the progress of cancer. The book omits discussion of this all too sobering fact. Otherwise, it is good for pondering a remarkable subject.
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Summary: Hope
Review: Here is a book to come back to time and time again... as I have. In the midst of my own cancer journey, I have made it a point to read and re-read portions of this book. In the darkness and uncertainty that accompanies Cancer, this book gave me hope. A guiding light, on a sometimes starless night. My dog-eared copy of this book will forever maintain a cherished place on my bookshelf.
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Summary: Wonderful stories -- challenging ideas
Review: Marc Barasch and Caryle Hirshberg collected stories of "spontaneous remissions" -- miraculous cures and recoveries from all over the world. Mostly from cancer, but also from MS and other conditions. When possible, they interviewed the survivors, their families and their doctors. These stories are fascinating and give hope to anyone facing life-challenging conditions. They can't give much practical advice, because each case is so different. The main thing is that the path to healing you choose has to be something you believe in and something that fits your values and your outlook on life. Non-Christians rarely recover at Lourdes, and witch doctors can't heal you if you don't believe. But given that, almost anything can work in individual cases. This is important knowledge --- be true to yourself in your healing practices -- I have applied it in my life with multiple sclerosis and in my book The Art of Getting Well. Highly recommended. David Spero RN www.DavidsperoRN.com
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Summary: Wonderful stories -- challenging ideas
Review: Marc Barasch and Caryle Hirshberg collected stories of "spontaneous remissions" -- miraculous cures and recoveries from all over the world. Mostly from cancer, but also from MS and other conditions. When possible, they interviewed the survivors, their families and their doctors. These stories are fascinating and give hope to anyone facing life-challenging conditions. They can't give much practical advice, because each case is so different. The main thing is that the path to healing you choose has to be something you believe in and something that fits your values and your outlook on life. Non-Christians rarely recover at Lourdes, and witch doctors can't heal you if you don't believe. But given that, almost anything can work in individual cases. This is important knowledge --- be true to yourself in your healing practices -- I have applied it in my life with multiple sclerosis and in my book The Art of Getting Well. Highly recommended. David Spero RN www.DavidsperoRN.com
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Summary: Remarkable Recovery, What Extraordinary Healins Tell Us Abou
Review: This book came highly recommended to me because my husband has Multiple Sclerosis. I was instantly captured by the title alone. As I dove deeper, I realized these "remarkable recovery" case studies could be my husband. I gained a great deal of insight about beliefs I already had, yet was struggling to fit them into our lives to help my husband heal, to help him get better, and hopefully some day, fully recover. This book gave it all to me. It is well written and full of humor, which I found very enlightening when you are dealing with disease and death. I strongly & highly recommend this book to anyone who knows or cares about someone with any severe illness or life threatening disease. I just finished this absolutely wonderful book & am buying 2 more copies for friends. I suggest you read it and do the same.
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