Saving Jack

by Willis, Jack; Hollingsworth, Alan B., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780806138954
• ISBN10: 0806138955
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-30
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

A moving account of breast cancer from a surprising perspective

Author Biography

Jack Willis is retired as Adjunct Professor of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, and was Editorial Adviser to the The Oklahoma Daily.

Table of Contents

Foreword
The Discovery	p. 3
The Biopsy	p. 15
It's Cancer	p. 25
Breast Cancer: A Woman's Disease	p. 38
The Waiting Game	p. 46
The Mastectomy	p. 57
Chemo Anxiety	p. 74
Chemo Socks Me	p. 84
I Can Do This	p. 108
Living with Chemo	p. 121
The Halfway Point	p. 131
The Relay and My Support Team	p. 136
Chemo's Last Hurrah	p. 143
Keeping Life in Perspective	p. 154
Radiation: A Piece of Cake	p. 158
What Helped	p. 164
The Long-Term Effects	p. 168
Life after Cancer	p. 179
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