- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Harmony (Oct 24 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0609605690
- ISBN-13: 978-0609605691
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,351,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With some touting marijuana as a palliative to chemotherapy's side effects, which the author smoked as he combated Hodgkin's disease, one might expect Shapiro to explore the controversies surrounding the issue of grass-as-medicine. Besides briefly relating how his mother cultivated hemp in the backyard, he never allows the subject to impinge on his potpourri of cancer survival memories. Diagnosed at age 20 with a tumor, Shapiro details the biopsies, I.V. drips, radiation sessions, and blood draws alongside his characterization of the doctors, technicians, and nurses who managed his care. Interleaved with this commentary about the antiseptic quality of modern hospitalization are Shapiro's deeply drawn recollections of growing up and pursuing a career in psychology. Regrettably this volume lacks a thematic linkage to Shapiro's myriad memories of dreams, his walk along the precipice of death, and his amour. Nevertheless, the book's origin as NPR pieces and the author's lectures to oncology organizations will most likely generate interest. Gilbert Taylor
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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"Mom's Marijuana is so full of verve and pluck, even the Grim Reaper would have to laugh."
--Carol Orsborn, author of The Art of Resilience
"An engaging, thoughtful, and funny account from a first-rate writer."
-- Andrew Weil, M.D.
"Intensely moving, insightful, and often humorous . . . required reading!"
-- Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
--Carol Orsborn, author of The Art of Resilience
"An engaging, thoughtful, and funny account from a first-rate writer."
-- Andrew Weil, M.D.
"Intensely moving, insightful, and often humorous . . . required reading!"
-- Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Mom's Marijuana: Life, Love, and Beating the Odds (Paperback)
A must read if you've ever known anyone diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. Helped me understand what my own son was enduring.
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More than empathy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mom's Marijuana: Life, Love, and Beating the Odds (Paperback)
My 19 year old son is going through cancer treatment, and by chance a friend loaned me this book. It is a wonderful reference for anyone who has a young relative going through cancer treatment.
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Read it or you'll miss out on this jewel.,
By LadySTRANGER (East Coast) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mom's Marijuana: Life, Love, and Beating the Odds (Paperback)
I picked this book up in the biography section of my library.I was about to have my knee operated on and wondered if I could find a good book to read during the days in bed not moving. Well, I was moved by this book. It is one of the best books I have ever read. You almost feel like you know Dan through his setbacks and triumphs. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You will fall in love with this wonderful book.
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