During
Subtitle: A Couple's Intimate Experience With Breast Cancer Treatment
Publisher: Veda Communications Co.
Published: May 2004
Place of publication: California
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780974956213
Subjects: Diseases - Cancer; Health & Fitness; Women's Health - General; Health/Fitness
First sentence: It is also a rare insight into the family dynamic during an extremely stressful period.  It deals with thoughts of suicide, mistrust, and sacrifices made by the survivor and the support people.
Description: The blended diaries of cancer patient and caretaker, as Jody Glynn Patrick and her husband Kevin go through a nine-month period "During" her treatment for the most rare and deadly form of breast cancer. There are candid discussions in journal form of entries by both authors on topics such as chemofog, intimacy, body image, talking to their children. This book is used to start conversations for breast cancer groups and others, such as Guilda's Clubs. It carries recommendations from the president of the International Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the founder of the Madison, WI Guilda's Club. It's a resource often cited by web resource centers, and Jody Glynn Patrick is a popular speaker on the subject for groups as diverse as 100 hospital administrators (hosted by the University of Wisconsin Hospital), Guilda's Club, and more. It was chosen BookReview.com's "Book of the Month" the first month of its release.