Readers will find an astonishing range of trends, predictions, and scenarios all compellingly communicated by an author who knows how to entertain as well as inform. The book is well-documented with references that can lead the reader to additional resources for reading and research. Entrepreneurs will identify emerging markets, human service personnel will find innovative social policy strategies, and everyday people will discover a variety of exciting lifestyle options. It's all here. Carolyn Ingram and Leslie Ingram Gebhart takes a frightening subject and provides comfort to breast cancer survivors.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for all women.
The authors, both breast cancer survivors, use their experiences to offer insights on cancer diagnosis, how to handle other people's reactions, how to understand what the doctors tell you, and how to find ways to keep the rest of your life going. Readers will find methods to cope with grief and loss, techniques for designing therapeutic programs, strategies for exploring one's feelings about mortality and growing old, and detailed plans for conducting workshops focusing on grief, loss, and bereavement care. Emphasizes the roles of clergy, chaplains, and pastoral counselors.