Almost Always Fatal (Surviving Cancer with a Sense of Humor)Lulu.com, 2007 M07 1 - 200 pages Can a cancer survivor's story be entertaining, even funny? One might expect "informative," "interesting," or "inspiring," and this book is all three, but Charles Walton's writing style and honest, down-to-earth sense of humor, make his account of his battle with a deadly form of cancer a truly fun read. In 2004 Walton was diagnosed with cancer while self-employed with no health insurance. He and wife Kathy lost their business, their home, and even their dog over the ensuing two-year period which he covers in these pages. He says, "It sounds like a country song, doesn't it? Did I mention that I lost my pick-up truck too? The point is though: None of that stuff (except, of course, our dog) matters. Kathy and I live in a one-bedroom apartment and drive a 17-yr.-old car now, but we live better than ever before, taking nothing for granted." |
Contents
Section 1 | 6 |
Section 2 | 9 |
Section 3 | 10 |
Section 4 | 13 |
Section 5 | 15 |
Section 6 | 28 |
Section 7 | 36 |
Section 8 | 41 |
Section 17 | 94 |
Section 18 | 98 |
Section 19 | 102 |
Section 20 | 110 |
Section 21 | 131 |
Section 22 | 133 |
Section 23 | 135 |
Section 24 | 144 |
Section 9 | 45 |
Section 10 | 49 |
Section 11 | 52 |
Section 12 | 59 |
Section 13 | 69 |
Section 14 | 78 |
Section 15 | 88 |
Section 16 | 91 |
Section 25 | 147 |
Section 26 | 152 |
Section 27 | 155 |
Section 28 | 160 |
Section 29 | 172 |
Section 30 | 178 |
Section 31 | 184 |
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