Jilly's Reviews > Cancer. Oh, Crap.

Thank you, Mr. Powers, for sending me this book and sharing your journey. I lost my brother, and only sibling, to AIDS just 7 months ago, so to hear my dad has cancer was a devastating blow.

I don't know if I would recommend this book to the newly diagnosed patient because the author gets very real in this book and it is scary and overwhelming, in a way. Although I have had a few friends who have gone through chemo, Mr. Powers describes the process in so much more detail that I now realize that I never really "got it". Chemo is painful and horrible. This book really opened my eyes and gave me many things to look out for while my dad goes through this process. (IV antibiotics, actually, my son had an allergic reaction to them as well).

I think this book would be very helpful for family members of those who are going to start chemo, and for patients who have already started the process.

The story is a journal of a man's journey through cancer. It is really difficult at times, but he handles it well with humor and a strong will to live. He gives the true details of what it is like for those who are fighting this fight and gives a lot of credit to all of the doctors and others who give their time and effort to fight alongside them. The motto is: "Noone fights alone!"