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Living proof : a medical mutiny / by Gearin-Tosh, Michael.(CARDINAL)667995;
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 319-331).
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Gearin-Tosh, Michael; Cancer; Multiple myeloma;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A lucky life interrupted : a memoir of hope / by Brokaw, Tom.(CARDINAL)153476;
"From Tom Brokaw, the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, comes a powerful memoir of a year of dramatic change--a year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life. Tom Brokaw has led a fortunate life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, and a brilliant journalism career culminating in his twenty-two years as anchor of the NBC Nightly News and as bestselling author. But in the summer of 2013, when back pain led him to the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, his run of good luck was interrupted. He received shocking news: He had multiple myeloma, a treatable but incurable blood cancer. Friends had always referred to Brokaw's "lucky star," but as he writes in this inspiring memoir, "Turns out that star has a dimmer switch." Brokaw takes us through all the seasons and stages of this surprising year, the emotions, discoveries, setbacks, and struggles--times of denial, acceptance, turning points, and courage. After his diagnosis, Brokaw began to keep a journal, approaching this new stage of his life in a familiar role: as a journalist, determined to learn as much as he could about his condition, to report the story, and help others facing similar battles. That journal became the basis of this wonderfully written memoir, the story of a man coming to terms with his own mortality, contemplating what means the most to him now, and reflecting on what has meant the most to him throughout his life. Brokaw also pauses to look back on some of the important moments in his career: memories of Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the morning of September 11, 2001, in New York City, and more. Through it all, Brokaw writes in the warm, intimate, natural voice of one of America's most beloved journalists, giving us Brokaw on Brokaw, and bringing us with him as he navigates pain, procedures, drug regimens, and physical rehabilitation. Brokaw also writes about the importance of patients taking an active role in their own treatment, and of the vital role of caretakers and coordinated care. Generous, informative, and deeply human, A Lucky Life Interrupted offers a message of understanding and empowerment, resolve and reality, hope for the future and gratitude for a well-lived life"--"Tom Brokaw had led a lucky life--marrying his childhood sweetheart (they have been married for 51 years), rising to fame in the journalism world on the Today Show and as the NBC Nightly News anchor for 22 years, publishing the world-renowned book The Greatest Generation--when suddenly he took two inexplicable falls. Nagging back pain led him to the doctors at Mayo, who had shocking news: he had multiple myeloma, the treatable but incurable blood cancer. Brokaw leads the readers through his decision to keep a journal of experiences, during a year of denial, acceptance, struggle, and his courageous battle to get the cancer under control and to go on with his life, even as he reflects on the things he thought about, during a year in a life interrupted: news stories of special significance to him, lessons learned about family and friendship, a man coming to terms with aging and his own mortality. Written in Brokaw's natural, warm voice, this candid, intimate book is a memoir of understanding and empowerment, of the importance of a patient taking charge of his or her condition, of understanding aging, the importance of family and relationships, the role of caretakers and coordinated care, of gratitude for a good life"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Brokaw, Tom; Multiple myeloma; Multiple myeloma; Physician and patient.;
Available copies: 50 / Total copies: 57
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Carpe diem : enjoying every day with a terminal illness / by Madden, Ed.(CARDINAL)375785;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Madden, Ed; Multiple myeloma; Terminally ill;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An exercise in uncertainty : a memoir of illness and hope / by Gluck, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.At age thirty-eight, Jonathan Gluck, a new father with a promising journalism career, was shocked to learn he had multiple myeloma, a rare, incurable blood cancer. He was told he had eighteen months to live. That was more than twenty years ago. Gluck isn't just something of a medical miracle. He's also part of a growing population. Thanks to revolutionary medical advances, many cancers and other serious illnesses are no longer death sentences, but chronic diseases people can often live with for years. While doctors continue to look for "magic-bullet" cures, they can now extend patients' lives by slowing the progression of their diseases one treatment at a time. The result is a strange, new no-man's land between being sick and being well where Gluck and millions of others reside. In An Exercise in Uncertainty, Gluck maps this previously uncharted territory. Among the many vexing side effects of chronic illness he explores is uncertainty--never knowing from one day to the next how one's illness might change them physically, emotionally, spiritually. When you have an incurable disease, how do you cope with knowing that even when you're in remission, it will eventually return? How do you live with the anxiety, the fear, the near-constant awareness of your mortality? For Gluck, one surprising answer is fly fishing. If you're looking for peace in your own sea of uncertainty, it might be something else. As Gluck will be the first to say, cancer has absolutely nothing good to offer, but almost dying has taught him valuable lessons about how to live.
Subjects: Informational works.; Autobiographies.; Gluck, Jonathan.; Multiple myeloma; Cancer; Cancer; Uncertainty;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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A lucky life interrupted [sound recording] : a memoir of hope by Brokaw, Tom,author.(CARDINAL)153476; Bramhall, Mark,narrator.(CARDINAL)348903;
Read by Mark Bramhall.A moving personal memoir of the year Tom Brokaw spent battling multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, with reflections on the medical quest, the life lessons learned, and news events he covered for NBC.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographies; Brokaw, Tom.; Brokaw, Tom; Multiple myeloma; Multiple myeloma; Physician and patient.; Television news anchors; Television journalists; National characteristics, American.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fatal to fearless: 12 steps to beating cancer in a broken medical system / by Giusti, Kathy,author.(CARDINAL)890835; Couric, Katie,1957-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)344802; Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.(CARDINAL)883243;
"An empowering, soul-baring personal account and guide from a two-time cancer survivor and healthcare disrupter that shows anyone how to deal with a frightening medical diagnosis in America today, providing the knowledge necessary to take ownership of personal wellbeing and maximize the chances for survival. More than twenty-five years ago, Kathryn Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age thirty-seven and given three years to live. With a young child, a happy marriage, and a successful career, Giusti had too much to live for. An "impatient patient," she overcame her fear and got to work, learning to advocate for her own care. This book is the result of all she's learned about how to get the best outcome from America's opaque and sometimes impossible-to-navigate healthcare system. Fatal to Fearless tells the story of how Giusti took on the system and turned it to her advantage not once but twice when she was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago. It is a crash course in surviving a grim diagnosis, organized around twelve simple steps, with practical tips for everything from how to build your healthcare team and learning which online sources to trust, to understanding the science and identifying which tests to ask for in the new genomic era and how to access the treatments and studies that could save your life. At its center is a gripping personal story that reveals difficult, yet honest truths about illness, family, friendship, marriage, and the business of medicine. Giusti lays bare her soul as she walks you through the steps for handling any diagnosis and includes insights from medicine's top insiders on the frontlines of physical and emotional healing and care. Sick people deserve a fighting chance. Giusti's mission to democratize medicine--and healthcare--has never been more imperative, or more urgent. Hopeful, wise, and packed with hard-won knowledge, this book gives you the concrete tools and inspiration to fear less and live more" --
Subjects: Medical ethics.; Physician and patient; Medical care; Multiple myeloma; Cancer; Cancer; Cancer; Medical care.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 12
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A matter of death and life / by Yalom, Irvin D.,1931-author.(CARDINAL)124026; Yalom, Marilyn,author.(CARDINAL)517877;
The vital box -- Becoming an invalid -- Awareness of evanescence -- Why don't we move to assisted living? -- Retirement : the precise moment of decision -- Setbacks and renewed hopes -- Staring at the sun, once again -- Whose death is this anyway? -- Facing endings -- Considering physician-assisted suicide -- A tense countdown to Thursday -- A complete surprise -- So now you know -- Death sentence -- Farewell to chemotherapy-and to hope -- From palliative care to hospice -- Hospice care -- A soothing illusion -- French books -- The end approaches -- Death arrives -- The after-death experience -- Life as an independent separate adult -- Home alone -- Sex and grief -- Unreality -- Numbness -- Help from Schopenhauer -- Denial revealed -- Stepping out -- Indecisiveness -- On reading my own work -- Seven advanced lesson on the therapy of grief -- My education continues -- Dear Marilyn."A co-written project by Irvin and Marilyn Yalom, which describes their heartbreaking journey as a couple married 65 years facing the end of their long partnership. A longtime teacher and therapist on the subject of death anxiety, Dr. Yalom now confronts the loss of his wife and his own mortality. This book will offer wisdom from one of the foremost existential psychiatrists and illuminate the importance of relationships-friendship, family, and romantic-as we all age"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Self-help publications.; Biographies.; Yalom, Irvin D., 1931-; Yalom, Marilyn; Yalom, Marilyn; Psychiatrists; Spouses of cancer patients; Multiple myeloma; Terminally ill; Women historians; Grief.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Dark remedy : the impact of Thalidomide and its revival as a vital medicine / by Stephens, Trent,author.; Brynner, Rock,1946-2023,author.(CARDINAL)513571;
A study of thalidomide, a sedatuve that maimed and killed thousands and caused untold birth defects during the 1950s, describes how the drug has made a dramatic comeback to provide a successful treatment for millions of people with arthritis, lupus, brain tumors and cancer, multiple myeloma, TB, and AIDS.1280L
Subjects: Chronic diseases.; Thalidomide.;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A little hope : a novel / by Joella, Ethan,author.;
"How do you hold onto hope in a difficult time? In the small city of Wharton, Connecticut, lives are beginning to unravel. A woman loses the love of her life. A son struggles with addiction. A widow misses her late spouse. A husband betrays his wife. At the heart of these interlinking stories is one couple: Freddie and Greg Tyler. Greg has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a brutal form of cancer. He has never been dependent or weak, and wants to overcome this the way he has succeeded at everything else: through grit and determination. But can Greg fight his illness? How will Freddie and their daughter cope if he doesn't? How do the other residents of Wharton learn to live with loss and to find happiness again? A debut that pulls at the heartstrings and immerses readers in a community, A Little Hope broadcasts the joy and hope to be found in the everyday acts of loving, forgiving, and surviving"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Cancer; Families; Small cities;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 34
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Your best health care now : get doctor discounts, save with better health insurance, find affordable prescriptions / by Lalli, Frank,author.(CARDINAL)414076;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index."Inspired by his viral New York Times article, prize-winning investigative journalist Frank Lalli details how he mastered the ins and outs of health care--and how you, too, can get the best care for your money. Frank Lalli, the former editor of Money and George magazines, has devoted his career to getting to the bottom of a good story. When he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a rare but potentially deadly blood cancer, he put his reporter's instincts to work and got the wonder drug he needed at an affordable price--thousands of dollars less than he was told he would have to spend. Amazed by the complex and arbitrary nature of the health care system, he decided to share what he has learned as his own Health Care Detective so that others can find their best care and save money, too"--How to use this book -- Get the health care you deserve -- America's health care is actually better than ever -- Ten essential health care benefits you are entitled to get -- The smart way to shop for health insurance -- How to keep the doctor and hospital you like -- Watch out for big Medicare surprises -- Confounding billing codes and other bizarre obstacles -- Pink confusion -- Don't let dental insurance bite you -- The pluses and minuses of health savings -- The smart way to book a doctor visit -- Don't cough in the doctor's office unless you really mean it! -- Stop paying twice as much for your drugs -- Seventeen ways to save money on drugs -- The wonder drug racket -- What to do when the doctor suggests a costly procedure -- If you go to the hospital, don't pay the bill -- If you get bad medical news -- Rules for life.
Subjects: Medical care, Cost of.; Health education; Medical economics.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 12
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