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Ab jetzt ist alles anders. Ein Kraft- und Trostbuch.
So, it's official. You've been diagnosed with cancer. And from this moment on your life will never
be the same. No matter how much others may wish to help, you alone must initiate the journey. This is the first step.
From This Moment On offers its hand to anyone dealing with cancer.
Following a positive cancer diagnosis,you may feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. From This Moment On walks you through the stages of illness, treatment, and recovery. It shows you how to accept and move through your anxiety or pain; to gain a sense of control; to find people who can help; and, most important, to decide how you want to live the rest of your life.
Open the book to any page and find something of value. Soak up its wisdom in an hour. Or return to it again and again for encouragement and solace.
From This Moment On will prove a calm and forthright companion on one of life's most challenging journeys. Cancer is an ordeal, but it is also an opportunity. Exactly what kind of opportunity will be up to you.
be the same. No matter how much others may wish to help, you alone must initiate the journey. This is the first step.
From This Moment On offers its hand to anyone dealing with cancer.
Following a positive cancer diagnosis,you may feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. From This Moment On walks you through the stages of illness, treatment, and recovery. It shows you how to accept and move through your anxiety or pain; to gain a sense of control; to find people who can help; and, most important, to decide how you want to live the rest of your life.
Open the book to any page and find something of value. Soak up its wisdom in an hour. Or return to it again and again for encouragement and solace.
From This Moment On will prove a calm and forthright companion on one of life's most challenging journeys. Cancer is an ordeal, but it is also an opportunity. Exactly what kind of opportunity will be up to you.
461 pages, Paperback
First published July 24, 1999
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May 30, 2019
Inspiring and oddly funny. Yes, I wrote funny. Because it was. No real doom and gloom here. More so some practical advice and positive ways of dealing with ALL OF IT, and THERE IS a lot of IT.
Regardless of what life throws at some folks, they just seem to possess that ability that it takes to muster up the strength to deal with whatever IT is. Even the frightening C-word diagnosis! I got the feeling this woman, Arlene Cotter, who wrote the book, is one of those folks.
Sometimes, the simplest of words, when strung together in just the right way, can jump right off the page at me and allow me to understand that even during some of the darkest and most daunting moments of my life, there's always a little bit of brightness or something positive to look forward to. The way Arlene chose to write this book showed me her sense of HOPE. I could without a doubt comprehend how she found that "silver lining" and how she seemed to always find at least one "good thing" to keep going, to keep moving forward, to keep fighting, to keep educating herself on her diagnosis.
The book is incredibly easy to read because of all the little bits of learned wisdom relayed without the use of endlessly long paragraphs. I also felt the book would be a great resource with valuable info and insights for family and friends of cancer patients. Most times I think they feel more helpless than the actual patient. The book's almost like a "window" looking into a cancer patients feelings which would be especially helpful if the patient is unable to clearly express or articulate them themselves.
All in all, I found it to be a wonderful book to help guide a person through what they can do to help themselves through the experience of having cancer once it really sinks in that this is now going to be the reality of the new chapter starting in their life.
Bottom line for me... it's a 4½ Stars remarkably supportive book offering up HOPE after an alarming diagnosis. Thank you Arlene!!
Regardless of what life throws at some folks, they just seem to possess that ability that it takes to muster up the strength to deal with whatever IT is. Even the frightening C-word diagnosis! I got the feeling this woman, Arlene Cotter, who wrote the book, is one of those folks.
Sometimes, the simplest of words, when strung together in just the right way, can jump right off the page at me and allow me to understand that even during some of the darkest and most daunting moments of my life, there's always a little bit of brightness or something positive to look forward to. The way Arlene chose to write this book showed me her sense of HOPE. I could without a doubt comprehend how she found that "silver lining" and how she seemed to always find at least one "good thing" to keep going, to keep moving forward, to keep fighting, to keep educating herself on her diagnosis.
The book is incredibly easy to read because of all the little bits of learned wisdom relayed without the use of endlessly long paragraphs. I also felt the book would be a great resource with valuable info and insights for family and friends of cancer patients. Most times I think they feel more helpless than the actual patient. The book's almost like a "window" looking into a cancer patients feelings which would be especially helpful if the patient is unable to clearly express or articulate them themselves.
All in all, I found it to be a wonderful book to help guide a person through what they can do to help themselves through the experience of having cancer once it really sinks in that this is now going to be the reality of the new chapter starting in their life.
Bottom line for me... it's a 4½ Stars remarkably supportive book offering up HOPE after an alarming diagnosis. Thank you Arlene!!
November 25, 2017
Cotter's book is a joy to read. The layout and design are unique. There are lots of black and white photos and illustrations that make the book come alive. Cotter helps the newly diagnosed cancer patient think about and consider some hard-to-ask topics such as the "live or die" dilemma. Cotter is a survivor herself so she knows what she's talking about. An inspiring and comforting read.
October 9, 2018
My brother sent this to me when I was diagnosed with cancer, a year after he had been diagnosed with the same cancer and it had been passed on to him. It's a short, somewhat uplifting read appropriate for any kind of cancer at any stage. Could be a good gift for someone newly diagnosed with cancer.
February 2, 2024
Exactly what I needed to read right before surgery. Gave me the hope and persistence I need to get through a hard time.
June 28, 2010
This is a super quick read filled with pictures, quotes, thoughts to ponder, and questions for meditation. I think that is was a great primer to the cancer "journey" (I need to find a better word for this, any suggestions would be much appreciated). It did not give any specifics and could have be read by someone given any prognosis, minor to terminal. But was more a thoughful look at the choices you still have and the aspects that you ARE still able to control, such as attitudes, physchological outcomes, and the amount of life you put into the time you have.
I will probably read it again highlighting, bookmarking, and taking from it what I want, but I would even suggest his book to the people around me. It was great at pinpointing most of the many questions that are already swimming in the head of someone newly diagnosed and I think it may help the supporters and caregivers in knowing when or how to talk about all of the topics that they may think they need to skirt around or avoid.
Plus I'm the first person to review this book on goodreads, so it's a pretty elite club!
I will probably read it again highlighting, bookmarking, and taking from it what I want, but I would even suggest his book to the people around me. It was great at pinpointing most of the many questions that are already swimming in the head of someone newly diagnosed and I think it may help the supporters and caregivers in knowing when or how to talk about all of the topics that they may think they need to skirt around or avoid.
Plus I'm the first person to review this book on goodreads, so it's a pretty elite club!
July 25, 2013
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, please buy this book. I was given this book in 2000 upon my own diagnosis & I read at least once a year since. I have gifted it to everyone in my life who as received the cancer diagnosis and have gotten noting but positive feedback.
This book is real. There are no candy-coated maxims on these pages. You are given a guide of what to expect from your family, friends, doctors and even your disease. It will make you cry, it will make you think and it will even make you laugh.
This book is real. There are no candy-coated maxims on these pages. You are given a guide of what to expect from your family, friends, doctors and even your disease. It will make you cry, it will make you think and it will even make you laugh.
February 19, 2018
If you ever have or know someone, who was diagnosed with a serious illness, not just cancer .
This book is phenomenal. The format is unique and the text both inspirational and informative.
This book is phenomenal. The format is unique and the text both inspirational and informative.
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