Dr. Julie Silver |
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Are you or someone you live dealing with cancer? Maryanne brings you Dr. Julie Silver, who interviewed hundreds of cancer survivors—including celebrities such as Lance Armstrong, Carly Simon, and Scott Hamilton—who candidly shared with her what helped get them through every aspect of the cancer journey. What Helped Get Me Through offers guidance, emotional support, and advice to those just diagnosed with cancer and those undergoing treatment. The wisdom and hope offered in this book are invaluable to anyone who is going through cancer, including newly diagnosed patients and their families, as well as their doctors and caregivers. Maryanne and Dr. Julie share tips on: Managing fear, uncertainty, and speaking with your young children. Exploring and deciding upon treatment options. Caring for yourself spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Interacting with your family and friends and allowing them to make a difference. What would have helped, but was too difficult to ask for. What could have helped at the time of diagnosis. Chances are you know someone who has cancer. Do you know that more often than not, it is survivable? A survivor herself, Dr. Julie Silver's latest book is an indispensable travel guide for newly-diagnosed cancer patient and their loved ones. You'll travel that bumpy road with 300 survivors and experts, from diagnosis, to treatment, to recovery and beyond. Their collective wisdom is the heart and soul of this book, and Dr. Silver talks eloquently about what this journey has meant to her ~ and how you can profit from her experience! Dr. Julie Silver, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, is a renowned expert in physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatry) and is on the medical staff at several Boston hospitals. She is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including a number of medical textbooks and What Helped Get Me Through; Super Healing; After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger; Polio Voices; Understanding Fitness; and Life After Stroke. She is also the Chief Editor of Books at Harvard Health Publications and the recipient of many awards including the most prestigious honor bestowed by the American Cancer Society, The Lane Adams Quality of Life Award. Dr. Silver is a cancer survivor who took her own journey through the “healing zone,” perfecting her healing techniques as she worked to speed her own recovery. She lives outside of Boston and has three children, who are the authors of Our Mom Is Getting Better and Our Dad Is Getting Better. |