The Roller Coaster Chronicles

Based on the journal the author kept during her illness, this beautifully written book is a goldmine of insight into the experience of illness and the process of recovery. Both humorously and compassionately, Betsy reveals the impact that cancer had on her husband, her family, her friends and her own self-identity. With unflinching honesty, she shares intimate glimpses into her struggle with mortality and the steps she took to emerge whole from the struggle. Patients will find comfort, inspiration and hope as well as valuable suggestions about how to cope with the myriad of emotions that follow a cancer diagnosis, how to recover emotionally when treatment has ended, and how to enhance their relationships with their medical teams. Betsy's husband also shares his own feelings of helplessness and lonliness, and caregivers will learn how he managed to support her in ways that ultimately strengthened their marriage. For all who are touched by life-threatening illness, this enthralling narrative will hold your attention from beginning to end.