This Is Cancer
Audio only

This Is Cancer

Everything You Need to Know, from the Waiting Room to the BedroomBy Laura Holmes HaddadNarrated by Rachel Fulginiti
Length7h 10m

About this audiobook

Cancer is indiscriminate. It cares little for class, creed, or color. Its victims and their caregivers are everywhere. When Laura Holmes Haddad was diagnosed with Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer at age thirty-seven, she discovered shelf upon shelf of overly earnest, somber survival books instead of the straight talk she needed. She knew there had to be a better way. This Is Cancer is the thoughtful, informative, and sometimes entertaining result for those who prefer their pathos with equal parts humor, reality, and a touch of flair. A “what to expect when you’re expecting” book for the diagnosis you don’t want but are stuck with, This Is Cancer is the book that patients keep in their “heading to the hospital bag,” because it’s the only one that tells them what’s going on and keeps them company. Included here are such useful snippets as the following:There is no limit to what you will put yourself through when told it might save your life.Stay away from the Internet, and don’t let anyone tell you what they looked up about your diagnosis.You’ll be surrounded by people, but sometimes you’ll feel lonely and alone.Lexapro is Tylenol for the soul.If you don’t like your doctors, find new ones. You will feel somewhat at the mercy of them, like they hold the key to your mortality, but in fact, more than one doctor can potentially save you, and some are nice and some are mean. Whether you or your loved ones want a primer full of useful information in an easy-to-reference format or a friendly and comforting read with honest, comforting, and darkly funny tips, This Is Cancer provides the real intel and advice that you need most during this tremendously difficult time.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.4 (85)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon
GenreHealth and Wellness, Self-Help
Length7 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byRachel Fulginiti
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 18, 2016
LanguageEnglish
The Lost Voice
The Lost VoiceGreta Morgan8h 30m4.7 (285)$26 · $0.00
Healthy Kids, Happy Kids
Healthy Kids, Happy KidsElisa Song14h 18m4.6 (760)$33 · $0.00
Eat It!
Eat It!Jordan Syatt, Michael Vacanti4h 40m4.6 (1.5K)$20 · $0.00
Consent Laid Bare
Consent Laid BareChanel Contos7h 11m4.5 (1.7K)$24 · $0.00
How to Make Disease Disappear
How to Make Disease DisappearRangan Chatterjee5h 26m4.5 (3.5K)$24 · $0.00
The Complete Herbal (Annotated)
The Complete Herbal (Annotated)Nicholas Culpeper29h 8m4.5 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
A Plague Upon Our House
A Plague Upon Our HouseScott W. Atlas MD10h 37m4.5 (3.4K)$20 · $0.00
The Cancer Code
The Cancer CodeDr. Jason Fung10h 48m4.5 (5.3K)$29 · $0.00
The Gift of Therapy
The Gift of TherapyIrvin Yalom7h 39m4.5 (38.8K)$26 · $0.00
Early
EarlySarah DiGregorio9h 47m4.5 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Bottle of Lies
Bottle of LiesKatherine Eban14h 25m4.4 (12K)$33 · $0.00
The 36-Hour Day
The 36-Hour DayNancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins17h 13m4.4 (9.2K)$28 · $0.00
Floored
FlooredSara Reardon10h 36m4.5 (1K)$29 · $0.00
Radical Remission
Radical RemissionKelly A. Turner9h 26m4.4 (8.1K)$29 · $0.00
The Sinatra Solution
The Sinatra SolutionStephen T. Sinatra MD9h4.5 (899)$20 · $0.00
The Songaminute Man
The Songaminute ManSimon McDermott6h 12m4.5 (280)$24 · $0.00
Sometimes Brilliant
Sometimes BrilliantLarry Brilliant12h 27m4.5 (954)$29 · $0.00
Live Your Life
Live Your LifeAmanda Kloots, Anna Kloots10h 54m4.4 (13.7K)$29 · $0.00
All in Her Head
All in Her HeadElizabeth Comen13h 25m4.4 (18.2K)$33 · $0.00
The Wisdom of Your Body
The Wisdom of Your BodyHillary McBride9h 14m4.4 (6.7K)$29 · $0.00
Learning to Pray
Learning to PrayJames Martin13h 24m4.5 (3.4K)$33 · $0.00
You Are Worth It
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m4.7 (4.8K)$29 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on Earth
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m4.6 (178K)$7 · $0.00
Finding Me
Finding MeViola Davis9h 15m4.6 (256.4K)$29 · $0.00
Spiritual Anatomy
Spiritual AnatomyDaaji Kamlesh D. Patel9h 47m4.7 (319)$29 · $0.00
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s Marijuana
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s MarijuanaLaura Stack CSP, MBA9h 57m4.7 (384)$20 · $0.00
Birdie & Harlow
Birdie & HarlowTaylor Wolfe7h 50m4.6 (6.5K)$26 · $0.00
Crossroads
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Life on the Bridge
Life on the BridgeKaelynn Partlow5h 40m4.6 (1.1K)$24 · $0.00
Keep Your Love On
Keep Your Love OnDanny Silk9h 4m4.6 (8.1K)$10 · $0.00
The Tao of Joy Every Day
The Tao of Joy Every DayDerek Lin10h 24m4.6 (762)$20 · $0.00
Undivided
UndividedVicky Beeching9h 2m4.6 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Level Up
Level UpRob Dial7h 42m4.6 (3.3K)$26 · $0.00
Burn the Haystack
Burn the HaystackJennie Young, PhD9h 30m4.6 (543)$29 · $0.00
ACRES OF DIAMONDS: Our Every-day Opportunities (Wisdom & Empowerment Series) (Annotated)
ACRES OF DIAMONDS: Our Every-day Opportunities (Wisdom & Empowerment Series) (Annotated)Russell Conwell2h 26m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
Good Inside
Good InsideBecky Kennedy9h 55m4.5 (59.3K)$29 · $0.00
The Lost Voice
The Lost VoiceGreta Morgan8h 30m4.7 (285)$26 · $0.00
Stripped Down
Stripped DownBunnie Xo8h 25m4.5 (32.9K)$26 · $0.00
Unthinkable
UnthinkableJamie Raskin15h 8m4.5 (9.3K)$8 · $0.00
Wallace D. Wattles Ultimate Collection
Wallace D. Wattles Ultimate Collection Wallace D. Wattles16h 53m4.6 (1.3K)$1 · $0.00

You may also like

Love Like There's No Tomorrow
Love Like There's No TomorrowOcieanna Fleiss6h 24m4.1 (1.3K)$10 · $0.00
Had I Known
Had I KnownJoan Lunden11h 1m4.1 (877)$29 · $0.00
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her MindBarbara K. Lipska, Elaine McArdle9h 46m4.0 (10.3K)$29 · $0.00
Chosen Forever
Chosen ForeverSusan Richards8h 56m4.1 (815)$20 · $0.00
A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles
A Series of Catastrophes and MiraclesMary Elizabeth Williams9h 6m4.4 (1K)$20
Feeling Seen
Feeling SeenJody Carrington7h 6m4.3 (1.1K)$24 · $0.00
Life After Suicide
Life After SuicideJennifer Ashton7h 24m4.0 (1.1K)$24 · $0.00
Margarita Wednesdays
Margarita WednesdaysDeborah Rodriguez9h 37m3.8 (1.7K)$20 · $0.00
My Glory Was I Had Such Friends
My Glory Was I Had Such FriendsAmy Silverstein12h 21m4.2 (3.1K)$29 · $0.00
What Matters Most
What Matters MostChanel Reynolds10h 9m4.2 (1.8K)$29 · $0.00
Self-Compassion
Self-CompassionKristin Neff9h4.1 (34.4K)$29 · $0.00
The Home-Maker
The Home-MakerDorothy Canfield Fisher8h 20m4.3 (2.5K)$20
Losing Music
Losing MusicJohn Cotter7h 5m4.1 (395)$17 · $0.00
I Am Here
I Am HereAshley LeMieux5h 7m4.2 (518)$24 · $0.00
Black Beauty
Black BeautyAnna Sewell5h 31m4.2 (322.9K)$4 · $0.00
Lessons on Living
Lessons on LivingNigel Latta7h 25m4.5 (506)$24 · $0.00
Getting to Neutral
Getting to NeutralTrevor Moawad, Andy Staples6h 19m4.2 (1.6K)$24 · $0.00
Napkin Notes
Napkin NotesW. Garth Callaghan4h 14m4.2 (1.2K)$20 · $0.00
In the Event of Death
In the Event of DeathKimberly Young10h 37m4.1 (1.3K)$20 · $0.00
Sit, Stay, Heal
Sit, Stay, HealRenee Alsarraf6h 16m4.3 (2.3K)$24 · $0.00