How We Survived Prostate Cancer: What We Did and What We Should Have Done – A Wife's Unflinchingly Honest Memoir and Essential Resource

by Victoria Hallerman, Peter S. Albert

In this unflinchingly honest account of one couple's struggles through prostate cancer, told from the wife's point of view, Victoria Hallerman writes poignantly of the six-year journey that changed the landscape of her and her husband's lives. She and Dean had been married 33 years when he got the news and underwent treatment that included radioactive seeds and hormone therapy, with severe and unexpected results. Both a moving memoir and a supportive guidebook, How We Survived Prostate Cancer is a cautionary tale to make sure others don't make the same mistakes that Hallerman and her husband made along the way. It addresses everything from redefining intimacy to a wife's anger and loneliness in the face of her husband's illness, and

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a great read, but it’s a fast read. Seems mostly written for the supporting person, rather than the one who has cancer. Choppy at times with too many sidebars (much like this sentence). Useful overall.

[Alex Handyside · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was honest, and it was well-written (she's a poet after all), but I was left wanting more. More detail, more depth, more from other couples.
Yes, you need to join a support group, without a doubt.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of good information in it. Wish I would have read it sooner. I do wish that it had more scientific details on each type of treatment and the recurrence rate for each. But this should be required reading after a diagnosis and before treatment starts.

[Sue Klasing · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a real eye opener to some of the pitfalls of treatment. Also gave a lot of information about the wife's point of view.