Not The Last Goodbye

Author : David Servan-Schreiber
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0230765653
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not the Last Goodbye written by David Servan-Schreiber and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of an award-winning psychiatrist and neuroscientist who was diagnosed with a brain tumour by his own MRI machine at the age of thirty. It is the story of a doctor turned patient who, after overcoming cancer against the odds, started a twenty-year crusade to inform people about the disease and inspire them to take responsibility for their health. It is the story of a husband and father who is told that the cancer has returned, and that he only has a short time left. This is a story about dying. But most of all, it is a story about living. 'A staggering manual for living' Paris Match 'Each word rings true, each memory lingers, each detail of his life, now in limbo, brings us closer to the human condition. This book is a gift' Elle

Author : David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110156556X
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not the Last Goodbye written by David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of this intimate and moving memoir, Dr. David Servan- Schreiber is returning by bicycle to his Paris home from an unsettling appointment. Following several months of fatigue and fainting spells, he had scheduled an emergency MRI. The results confirm his worst fears: the return of the cancer that he was first diagnosed with nineteen years earlier. Fully aware of what the prognosis means, he redoubles his commitment to an Anticancer diet, and complements his chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and vaccine protocols with acupuncture and yoga. At the same time, he undertakes a close assessment of his own life, realizing that he has neglected a key piece of Anticancer advice-to create a stress-free life; instead he had embarked on an international tour to take his message to the public. Nevertheless, he concludes that he would not have done it any differently. In this book, Servan-Schreiber raises many of the most complex and personal questions about how we live and how we prepare for death. Powerful, honest, and inspiring, he continually surprises with his thoughts on what's important in life and the meaning of death.

Author : Meghan O'Rourke
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101486554
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Long Goodbye written by Meghan O'Rourke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anguished, beautifully written... The Long Goodbye is an elegiac depiction of drama as old as life." -- The New York Times Book Review From one of America's foremost young literary voices, a transcendent portrait of the unbearable anguish of grief and the enduring power of familial love. What does it mean to mourn today, in a culture that has largely set aside rituals that acknowledge grief? After her mother died of cancer at the age of fifty-five, Meghan O'Rourke found that nothing had prepared her for the intensity of her sorrow. In the first anguished days, she began to create a record of her interior life as a mourner, trying to capture the paradox of grief-its monumental agony and microscopic intimacies-an endeavor that ultimately bloomed into a profound look at how caring for her mother during her illness changed and strengthened their bond. O'Rourke's story is one of a life gone off the rails, of how watching her mother's illness-and separating from her husband-left her fundamentally altered. But it is also one of resilience, as she observes her family persevere even in the face of immeasurable loss. With lyricism and unswerving candor, The Long Goodbye conveys the fleeting moments of joy that make up a life, and the way memory can lead us out of the jagged darkness of loss. Effortlessly blending research and reflection, the personal and the universal, it is not only an exceptional memoir, but a necessary one.

Author : Fiona Lucas
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063036398
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Goodbye written by Fiona Lucas and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable story about learning to love again and living life to its fullest, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Josie Silver. "A poignant and uplifting read about loss, love and learning to put yourself back together again after facing the unimaginable." —Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year Lost love. A second chance. A hidden secret. Spencer was the love of Anna’s life: her husband, her best friend, her rock. She thought their love would last forever. But three years ago, Spencer was tragically killed in an accident and Anna’s world was shattered. How can she ever move on, when she’s lost her soulmate? On New Year’s Eve Anna calls Spencer’s phone number, just to hear his old voicemail greeting. But to her shock, someone answers… Brody has inherited Spencer’s old number and is the first person who truly understands what Anna’s going through. As her and Brody’s phone calls become lengthier and more frequent, they begin opening up to each other—and slowly rediscover how to smile, how to laugh, even how to hope. But Brody hasn’t been entirely honest with Anna. Will his secret threaten everything, just as it seems she might find the courage to love again?

Author : John Fratangelo
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1646281403
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Goodbye written by John Fratangelo and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a November day and a visit to the grave site of Anthony Rutigliano, one of countless fallen American young men from the Vietnam war triggers memories of years past for John Fratangelo. This true story tells of the life John and Tony, two inseparable cousins had during their young years as kids in the Bronx and their adventures together through their teen years and their time in Vietnam. It tells of John's young marriage while in the army and his trials and tribulations that he endures during his two years in military service. The book has some humorous moments but sadly they are overwhelmed by the heartaches and losses that occur during the military. The story is highlighted by the apparition that John has of Tony on the night that John finds out about Tony being killed in Vietnam. This scene was what inspired the writing of this book. However, the story does not end there. It goes on to tell of the tragic events that continue in the life of John, nicknamed "Pizza" by his Recon buddies. It shows and informs all who read it that combat is no joke. It's real and horrific and all those who have endured it can attest to its atrocities. "The Last Goodbye" is a read that is sure to bring both a smile on your face and a tear to your eyes and will have a lasting impact on the way people who read it come to feel about the combat veteran and have a new found respect for every man and woman who proudly serve their country so that you, the reader and future generations will be able to live free and safe forever.

Author : Cynthia Hand
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062318497
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Time We Say Goodbye written by Cynthia Hand and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Thirteen Reasons Why and All the Bright Places, The Last Time We Say Goodbye is a deeply affecting novel that will change the way you look at life and death. From New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand comes a stunning, heart-wrenching novel of love and loss, which ALA Booklist called "both shatteringly painful and bright with life and hope" in a starred review. Since her brother, Tyler, committed suicide, Lex has been trying to keep her grief locked away, and to forget about what happened that night. But as she starts putting her life, her family, and her friendships back together, Lex is haunted by a secret she hasn't told anyone—a text Tyler sent, that could have changed everything.

Author : Kay Gilderdale
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409034720
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Last Goodbye written by Kay Gilderdale and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watching her child die is the hardest thing a mother can ever do. But for Kay Gilderdale, saying a final goodbye to her only daughter Lynn was exceptionally painful: she'd played a part in her death. Lynn was just 14 when she was struck down by the crippling disease ME, leaving her paralysed and in constant agony. Over the next 17 years, she became desperate to escape her miserable existence, even begging her mum to help her die. So, one night, when Kay found Lynn attempting suicide, she was forced to make an impossible decision. Continue watching her child suffer or help her end the pain? Eventually, fighting her every instinct, Kay helped her precious daughter take a fatal overdose. But while Lynn was finally free, her mother faced a fresh agony - a possible lifetime behind bars. The highly controversial trial that followed opened a fierce public debate on assisted suicide. Is it murder or mercy? Here, in her heartbreaking story, Kay reveals the harrowing truth behind the headlines and the desperate lengths a mother will go to for the love of a child.

Author : David Servan-Schreiber
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 144341090X
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not The Last Goodbye written by David Servan-Schreiber and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Servan-Schreiber was a neuroscientist on an urgent mission to bring hope and alternatives to those with cancer. Nineteen years after being diagnosed with the disease, an emergency MRI confirmed his greatest fear: his brain cancer had returned. Here, he shares his coming to terms with the news and, with courage and candour, examines his life from the perspective of one who understands that his illness is terminal—nevertheless living every day fully and with purpose. As the author of Anticancer and a doctor who has given hope to millions around the world, Servan-Schreiber frankly acknowledges the ways in which he departed from his own advice. Reaffirming the Anticancer program—nutrition, exercise, rest and meditation—he also weaves in the stories of a number of clinical cases and offers a rebalanced approach, emphasizing certain elements that he himself tended to ignore. Not the Last Goodbye raises many of the most complex and personal questions about how we choose to live and how we prepare for death, striking a delicate balance between the limits of medicine and the hope that sustains us as we confront them.

Author : Elin Kelsey
Publisher : Owlkids
ISBN 13 : 9781771473644
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Last Goodbye written by Elin Kelsey and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate exploration of all the ways animals, including humans, grieve

Author : Matt Potter
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 9781472122100
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Goodbye written by Matt Potter and published by Constable. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Potter tells the story of the resignation letter, and its relationship to key moments in history. It's a story full of love, self-deception, lone stands, bloody knives, betrayal, honour, disgrace, disgust, thwarted ambition and shattered hopes. And sometimes, a wicked sting in the tail too...