Live Strong: Inspirational Stories from Cancer Survivors-from Diagnosis to Treatment and Beyond (Abridged)

by The Lance Armstrong Foundation Narrated by Alison Fraser, Richard M. Davidson

Overview

Survivors from all walks of life talk about what “living strong” in the face of cancer means to them.

Since the now ubiquitous LIVESTRONG¿ wristbands became available in May 2004, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has raised more than $50 million for cancer survivorship programs, and the signature phrase has become a battle cry for those who fight the disease every day.

Now, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has compiled, from hours of videotaped interviews, poignant and dramatic personal accounts from cancer survivors. Covering a wide range of subjects, from grief to spousal relationships, employment discrimination to coping with medical bills, infertility to fear of recurrence, survivors share their experiences and speak candidly about how cancer has impacted their lives. For twenty-four-year-old Amy it's how her illness changed her relationship with her parents. Mike, a male survivor of breast cancer, talks about gender stereotypes and genetic testing. And Eric, the father of a five-year-old survivor of a brain tumor, recalls how friends and strangers helped his family with financial issues and how the experience brought him and his wife closer together.

While heartbreaking at times, these powerfully honest stories are ultimately uplifting and extremely reassuring to patients and their families. They offer the wisdom and hope that only survivors can give. LiveStrong is a remarkable testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

From the introduction by Lance Armstrong:


My work with the LAF shows me daily that sharing our stories and learning from one another's experiences helps us cancer survivors continue to survive. Some people think the cancer experience is only about the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, as if after the disease goes into remission, it no longer exists. But survivorship goes beyond remission. Survivorship is an evolution.

Editorial Reviews

APR/MAY 06 - AudioFile

In this outstanding production, talented actors turn gritty survivors’ stories into works of inspiration and transformation. With utterly believable performances, they deliver the riveting struggles of cancer survivors to become whole and independent people again. The stories reach out without help from intellectual or psychological interpretation. They are the honest reflections of people who describe their paths through cancer diagnosis, treatment, and eventual survival. The editing of the patients’ original stories is masterfully done to give each a compact and well-paced intensity. The survivors are predominantly educated and articulate, giving their stories refined but still universal gravitas. More about living than the threat of dying, this audio offers support that survivors of all types will identify with. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

APR/MAY 06 - AudioFile

In this outstanding production, talented actors turn gritty survivors’ stories into works of inspiration and transformation. With utterly believable performances, they deliver the riveting struggles of cancer survivors to become whole and independent people again. The stories reach out without help from intellectual or psychological interpretation. They are the honest reflections of people who describe their paths through cancer diagnosis, treatment, and eventual survival. The editing of the patients’ original stories is masterfully done to give each a compact and well-paced intensity. The survivors are predominantly educated and articulate, giving their stories refined but still universal gravitas. More about living than the threat of dying, this audio offers support that survivors of all types will identify with. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172104749
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	09/27/2005
Edition description:	Abridged

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