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Just Get Me Through This

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I wish I had realized this really was for early stage breast cancer. At one point she even says if the two groups and said that if you were of the early stage you would be reading this. She often talks of the good survival rate in early stages. As I have a large aggressive tumor I do not fit into this category and therefore would not have purchased this book. In fact reading this at first made me worried and scared.

A Breast Cancer Journey by ACS was much more helpful.

I did give it two stars because if you do have early stage it does have some value.

Received book quickly and in excellent shape! This will be a wonderful book to review.
I would order from your site again. Thanks

Very easy to read book. From the very first page I knew this book would help me deal with my recent breast cancer diagnosis. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is wanting a better understanding of breast cancer with practical tips included in each chapter.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my 30's like the author and although mine was more aggressive than hers I found this book took me through each step and prepared me for the hard decisions that lay ahead. The "caregiver" sections where just what my loving husband and family needed as they felt very lost, this outlined what they could do - when to step up and when to just let me be.
I have recomended this book to friends who were diagnosed after I was, all older than the author and I but they all said it was ... as I had said like a bible to them.
My only regret was that I knew about the book as soon as I was diagnosed - it would have saved some tears and fear as I searched for guidance. I found it through a search on Amazon.ca ... the local store still does not have it in.

This is a well written, easy to read guide throught the scary world of breast cancer. I found it to mostly address the concerns of those diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. My copy was missing a few chapters towards the end (it instead repeated earlier pages), so check your copy when it arrives. Amazon makes returns very simple.

This was the first book I read as I began my journey through the maze of healthcare that is Breast Cancer treatment!

I read several others, but kept coming back to this one and kept remembering what it said and it kept me going with the most positive advice and practical knowledge!

I checked this book out from the library and decided it was a must have. I wish I had had a copy 2 months ago before my first surgery. It gives you a realistic view of what to expect from chemo and radiation. As well as additional resources.

I am going to put it right next to my copy of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book which is always close at hand.

I found this book three years ago when my 60+yrs old Mom faced breast cancer surgery and I needed some facts for myself and education in what I would face when I traveled to be with her after the surgery. Truly a girlfriends guide or as I like to say the "daughter's guide". It allowed Mom and I to talk about this in the reality of breast cancer and not "nice" over it. We both read much of it together.
I now purchase it for friends of mine that face surgery and the after treatments.

I've found this book to be very helpful during a very miserable and sad period. It's been a few years since my treatment, but I find myself referring back to the book every now and then for advice. To the reviewer who gave the book a rating of 2 stars and said the book wasn't helpful to her because she has in situ carcinoma, let me suggest that she read a more appropriate book for her condition. For those of us you have invasive cancer and who undergo treatments such as mastectomy, radiation and sadly chemotherapy, this book has been very helpful. Don't discount the valuable advice in this book. For those of us fighting the real battle, this book is excellent.

This book may be okay for some people, but it had very little information for me. I have DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) and this book had very little information about it. I felt like my type wasn't worth her time to write about since it's mostly treated with radiation therapy and surgery. And the surgeries that she mostly talks about are masectomy types. It might help you but it did not help me at all.