Anatomy of Hope
I picked up a library book called the Anatomy of Hope by Jerome Groopman MD which I am finding very interesting. The oncologist who wrote it shared anecdotes of people who faced serious illness and how they coped.
One brief story was about a woman with inflammatory br
east cancer who defied the odds. She had a repeated occurrences with tumors. He wrote "Catherine is not cured. There are tumor cells lurking in her body, but her clinical course contradicts the trajectory that inflammatory breast cancer is supposed to follow. Catherine did not surrender from the start, and not surrendering has sustained her life."
east cancer who defied the odds. She had a repeated occurrences with tumors. He wrote "Catherine is not cured. There are tumor cells lurking in her body, but her clinical course contradicts the trajectory that inflammatory breast cancer is supposed to follow. Catherine did not surrender from the start, and not surrendering has sustained her life." Paraphrasing another part - "I have come to appreciate that the decision is not as simple as madness or denial - To hope under the most extreme circumstances is an act of defiance that permits a person to live his life on his own terms. It is part of the human spirit to endure and give a miracle a chance to happen."
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