Product Description
by Michele Ryan (Author)
A cancer diagnosis results, understandably, in fear and uncertainty. Once the initial shock passes, the questions begin. Some are medical in nature: What are your treatment options? Some are intensely personal: How do you tell your children? Will your hair grow back after chemo? How will the disease affect your sex life and relationships?
In Cancer: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was First Diagnosed, ten-year breast cancer survivor Michele Ryan answers these questions and more. Michele's common sense advice and practical tips provide a comprehensive road map to help navigate the basic challenges of life with cancer. She covers everything from how to evaluate your health insurance to what to pack for hospital stays, all carefully laid out in an easy-to-navigate format so readers can find answers to specific questions quickly.
Cancer: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was First Diagnosed helps prepare you for cancer treatment, providing the facts you need to make informed choices. You are not on this journey alone. Let Michele's sensible, thoughtful advice be your guide.
Author Biography
Michele Ryan is well-acquainted with cancer's challenges. A ten-year breast cancer survivor, Michele cared for her late husband James as he fought terminal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Michele speaks openly about her experiences with life, death, and cancer to teach and empower others, using her remarkable talent for transforming personal, inspirational life experiences into practical tools and knowledge.
She holds a certificate of excellence in clinical hypnotherapy from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, and created CancerSmiles.com, which sends daily email affirmations, tips, and advice to cancer patients.
Michele loves working as a clinical hypnotherapist, helping cancer patients and others deal with pain, insomnia, anxiety, and other issues. She has remarried and lives in a small town in southern Arizona.
