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Summary: Everything you need to know
Review: "Childhood Leukemia" by Nancy Keene is a book I recommend to everybody I meet who has a child newly diagnosed with leukemia. Everything you need to know is in this book. Easy to understand, Nancy's book has removed a lot of the anxiety I have carried throughout my 4 year old son's treatment. Appropriate information can be found from whatever stage of treatment your child may be at. I don't know how I made it through my son's first year without this book.... Thanks Nancy :)
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Summary: The best comprehensive leukemia resource out there!
Review: "Childhood Leukemia" by Nancy Keene is a tremendous guide for anyone dealing with a child with leukemia, whether they be newly diagnosed, in the middle of treatment or completely finished with treatment. It provides easy to understand definitions and explanations of the medical terms. She goes beyond the provision of definitions though and allows those who have been there to share their knowledge with the reader. This should be the first book that a family picks up after their child is diagnosed with leukemia. It would also be a good resource for medical personnel, providing a glimpse of the experience from a parent's viewpoint.
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Summary: Everything you need to know
Review: "Childhood Leukemia" by Nancy Keene is a book I recommend to everybody I meet who has a child newly diagnosed with leukemia. Everything you need to know is in this book. Easy to understand, Nancy's book has removed a lot of the anxiety I have carried throughout my 4 year old son's treatment. Appropriate information can be found from whatever stage of treatment your child may be at. I don't know how I made it through my son's first year without this book.... Thanks Nancy :)
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Summary: The best comprehensive leukemia resource out there!
Review: "Childhood Leukemia" by Nancy Keene is a tremendous guide for anyone dealing with a child with leukemia, whether they be newly diagnosed, in the middle of treatment or completely finished with treatment. It provides easy to understand definitions and explanations of the medical terms. She goes beyond the provision of definitions though and allows those who have been there to share their knowledge with the reader. This should be the first book that a family picks up after their child is diagnosed with leukemia. It would also be a good resource for medical personnel, providing a glimpse of the experience from a parent's viewpoint.
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Summary: Essential Book for Parents of Children with Leukemia
Review: "Childhood Leukemia" is an essential reference for a parent of a child with leukemia. Packed with information and resources, it is also very readable. The inclusion of excerpts of stories of parents who've "been there" lends the book a friendly yet personal atmosphere. I am the parent of a child with leukemia, and Nancy Keene's work is more than just a book to our family, it's more like a Bible, if I may! I have found other sources of information, yes, but not altogether in one place. The book not only informs us on the medical aspects of the disease and treatment, it also helps us deal with emotional and financial issues. I would recommend this book not only to parents of children with leukemia, but other childhood cancers as well, since many of the treatments overlap. I would also recommend it for the extended family and friends, so that they can more fully understand what the family is going through.
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Summary: Valuable reference for professional health care providers.
Review: As a medical social worker, my knowledge of childhood leukemia has been fragmented resulting in frustration as I accompany children and their families along their journey. This book fills in the blanks in a most comprehensive fashion. Not to be read from cover to cover, but by topic, skipping through the guidebook answers questions and concerns that are uppermost in readers' minds. As a handbook for other health care professionals, it provides a model for ease of reference and research. Highly recommended reading. This book will not be read just once and then left on a shelf.
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Summary: Outstanding! A current and understandable resource.
Review: As parents of a recently diagnosed A.L.L. child, we found ourselves standing at the book store looking for current information about our child's condition. We could not have chosen a better book. We have not reviewed other available material because every question we've had, we have found a proper answer in this book including solutions to some of our problems. Thank you, Nancy Keene, for your dedication in turning your personal experience into a valuable guide for us.
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Summary: The one book that you need to get you through leukemia.
Review: Every family that has a child with leukemia should own this book. It helped our family immensely when our 6 year old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. This book covers every aspect of what you will be dealing with on the road to remission and recovery. No other book on leukemia covers the subject with the depth and warmth of this book. The author's daughter is a childhood leukemia survivor. The book is written in a very easy to read style, and gives many helpful suggestions in dealing with the day to day, and long term problems that come up in dealing with childhood leukemia. Our oncologist read it and was overjoyed to finally see a book out that lays out all of the information so concisely.
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Summary: A wonderful reference.
Review: I don't know how I functioned with the care of my leukemic daughter before I bought this book! I have asked the doctors office questions about the same drugs over and over. This book lets me refer to any chemo drug and see its common and rare side-effects, how its given, generic names, everything I need to know!The book is sprinkled throughout with quotes from real people like me going through the same thing. Their experiences and coping methods have been a lifeline. They remind me that I'm not alone! The author delivers medical information in simple terms that are easy to comprehend. Advice is given on how to deal with the financial aspects and support groups and so much more. This book will be within arms reach for a long time!
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Summary: Childhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregive
Review: I don't know how I functioned with the care of my leukemic daughter before I bought this book! I have asked the doctors office questions about the same drugs over and over. This book lets me refer to any chemo drug and see its common and rare side-effects, how its given, generic names, everything I need to know! The book is sprinkled throughout with quotes from real people like me going through the same thing. Their experiences and coping methods have been a lifeline. They remind me that I'm not alone! The author delivers medical information in simple terms that are easy to comprehend. Advice is given on how to deal with the financial aspects and support groups and so much more. This book will be within arms reach for a long time!
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