April 19, 2010 - Posted by tamilb
The lesson of the book: never give up!
As my post title says, I think I need to go back and read my own book. If you’ve visited recently, you know that I am getting close to releasing From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds. If all goes well, it should be out by late next month.
But it’s been a while since I’ve worked on all of the inspirational stories in it. And I need inspiration right now. I’ve been feeling spurts of frustration, anger, fear and sadness the past week over my latest scan results (for details read previous posts). I wanted the scans to show the cancer was gone and it didn’t. I want to be able to say I finally found a magic formula to make it all go away. I guess I haven’t…yet.
Here I am writing a book about miracle survivors; I want to claim I am one of them. But it’s not about being in remission; several of the people in the book are still in treatment for the disease. My book is about surviving and thriving despite given circumstances. It’s about not giving up and having faith that you can make it… no matter what statistics indicate.
I’ve asked several influential people whom I admire to read my manuscript and offer testimonials. In a previous post , I shared what Bernie Siegel, MD, author of the best-selling book, Love, Medicine and Miracles, had to say.
Another person I asked was Terry McBride , author of the book, The Hell I Can’t. His book is amazing and I’d recommend it to anyone.Terry also was told he had an incurable disease, but as the title of his book suggests, he wasn’t going to let anyone tell him he couldn’t be cured from it! He endured 27 surgeries in 11 years to treat an e-coli infection that was eating away his spine and flesh. Doctors predicted he’d never walk, but today he is the most healthy vibrant person you’d ever meet.
When I was going through my darkest period after my initial recurrence, Terry volunteered to coach me on using prayer, visualization, affirmations and other techniques to help change my negative thinking and realize my dreams. And here I am living one of them: releasing my book!
Terry’s story reminds me that no matter how long it takes to beat this cancer, I need to stay determined and encouraged that I will do it. So many of the people in my book share similar stories. Their healing did not occur overnight. It often took years of enduring many setbacks. Thanks to Terry and other people I’ve met along the way, I have a strategy to follow. I need to continue it.
This post is getting a little long, so I’ll share what Terry said about my book tomorrow. I think he did a better job than I did describing it. So come by and visit to see it!
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The lesson of the book: never give up!
As my post title says, I think I need to go back and read my own book. If you’ve visited recently, you know that I am getting close to releasing From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds. If all goes well, it should be out by late next month.
But it’s been a while since I’ve worked on all of the inspirational stories in it. And I need inspiration right now. I’ve been feeling spurts of frustration, anger, fear and sadness the past week over my latest scan results (for details read previous posts). I wanted the scans to show the cancer was gone and it didn’t. I want to be able to say I finally found a magic formula to make it all go away. I guess I haven’t…yet.
Here I am writing a book about miracle survivors; I want to claim I am one of them. But it’s not about being in remission; several of the people in the book are still in treatment for the disease. My book is about surviving and thriving despite given circumstances. It’s about not giving up and having faith that you can make it… no matter what statistics indicate.
I’ve asked several influential people whom I admire to read my manuscript and offer testimonials. In a previous post , I shared what Bernie Siegel, MD, author of the best-selling book, Love, Medicine and Miracles, had to say.
Another person I asked was Terry McBride , author of the book, The Hell I Can’t. His book is amazing and I’d recommend it to anyone.Terry also was told he had an incurable disease, but as the title of his book suggests, he wasn’t going to let anyone tell him he couldn’t be cured from it! He endured 27 surgeries in 11 years to treat an e-coli infection that was eating away his spine and flesh. Doctors predicted he’d never walk, but today he is the most healthy vibrant person you’d ever meet.
When I was going through my darkest period after my initial recurrence, Terry volunteered to coach me on using prayer, visualization, affirmations and other techniques to help change my negative thinking and realize my dreams. And here I am living one of them: releasing my book!
Terry’s story reminds me that no matter how long it takes to beat this cancer, I need to stay determined and encouraged that I will do it. So many of the people in my book share similar stories. Their healing did not occur overnight. It often took years of enduring many setbacks. Thanks to Terry and other people I’ve met along the way, I have a strategy to follow. I need to continue it.
This post is getting a little long, so I’ll share what Terry said about my book tomorrow. I think he did a better job than I did describing it. So come by and visit to see it!