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Faith, hope & healing Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer "Bernie Siegel is one of the greatest healers of our time. The stories he shares in Faith, Hope, and Healing demonstrate the healing effect of treating cancer not just with conventional medicine but by changing the way you think about your disease, the way you act toward those who love and care for you, and the way you feel about yourself. The mind is the most powerful tool you have for fighting back." -Deepak Chopra, author of Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment Praise for Bernie Siegel for Prescriptions for Living "Bernie Siegel is a brilliant beacon broadcasting a message of hope. When high-tech medicine is supplemented with love and compassion, we have not only curing but also healing, which is what Siegel's message is all about." -Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words for Help Me to Heal "If you or a loved one have to go through major medical care . . . this book can be . . . life-saving and soul-saving." -Andrew Weil, M.D., the New York Times bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health for 365 Prescriptions for the Soul "Bernie Siegel dispenses spiritual medicine that's good for you, and feels good too! I highly recommend these daily doses of eternal wisdom." -Marianne Williamson, author of Everyday Grace "Bernie is one of the world's most respected doctors. I would pay close attention to any prescription he offers. I read from this each day." -Wayne Dyer, author of Getting in the Gap "Dr. Siegel's soul medicine is dispensed in perfect doses to uplift, inspire, enlighten, and heal you. As always, Bernie's wisdom and love gave me goosebumps, or should I say god-bumps. Buy a carton of this medicine-in-a-book and administer it to everyone you love." -Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Inner Peace for Busy People for Love, Magic, and Mudpies
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part One: FAITH.

God Handed Me a Gift.

A Snowy Quest.

My Healing Journey.

Baby Jamie: A Survivor’s Story.

Learning to Let Go.

What We Could Do Together.

Making My Own Music.

Love Heals.

Wildflowers.

To Be Alive Is a Gift.

Amazing Final Days.

Part Two: HOPE.

A Joyous Occasion Is a Joyous Occasion.

A New Autumn.

Riding Uphill.

Phases of the Moon.

Opening Up to Life.

Lemon Meringue.

The Touch.

Another Kind of Miracle.

The Art of Living.

Part Three: HEALING.

Animals as Healers.

Grayed Waters.

Chinese Finger Trap.

Checkmate.

Halcyon Days.

Finding My Voice.

My Tree of Life.

The Visitor.

Standing Up for My Body and Soul.

Write It Down, Pass It On.

Thumz Up.

Conclusion: Love, Medicine, and Miracles Today.

Index.

Sujets

Santé et bien-être

Santé du quotidien

Santé au quotidien

Cancer

Fitness

General

Health

General officer

Healing

Bernie Siegel

Oncology

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	16 mars 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780470522387
Langue	English

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Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART ONE - Faith

God Handed Me a Gift - Angela Passidomo Trafford

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

A Snowy Quest - Barbara Hollace

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

My Healing Journey - Lynne Zeller

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Baby Jamie: A Survivor’s Story - Elaine Ambrose

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Learning to Let Go - Cindy Hurn

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

What We Could Do Together - Connie Curley

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Making My Own Music - Paula Neustadt

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Love Heals - Ruth Vanden Bosch

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Wildflowers - Sue Pearson Atkinson

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

To Be Alive Is a Gift - Susan Orr

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Amazing Final Days - Ann Martin Bowler

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

PART TWO - Hope
A Joyous Occasion Is a Joyous Occasion - Dina Howard

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

A New Autumn - Margaret Shane

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Riding Uphill - Edwina Ford

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Freedom II - Laura Parisi King

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Phases of the Moon - Helen Sears

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Opening Up to Life - Kathie Deviny

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Lemon Meringue - Padgett Tammen

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

The Touch - Ann Stephens

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Another Kind of Miracle - Jennifer Sander

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

The Art of Living - Jane Goldman

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

PART THREE - Healing
Animals as Healers - Jack Stephens

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Grayed Waters - Beverly Hoffman

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Chinese Finger Trap - Judith Fraser

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Checkmate - Verna Dreisbach

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Halcyon Days - Andrea Malinsky

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Finding My Voice - Christine Holmstrom

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

My Tree of Life - Marie Mead

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

The Visitor - Randall Pease

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Standing Up for My Body and Soul - Andrea Hurst

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Write It Down, Pass It On - Carol Westfahl

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

Thumz Up - Joe Underwood

BERNIE’S REFLECTION

CONCLUSION
Index

Copyright © 2009 by Bernie Siegel, M.D. All rights reserved

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Siegel, Bernie S.
Faith, hope, and healing : inspiring lessons learned from people living with cancer /
Bernie Siegel and Jennifer Sander.
p. cm.
Includes index.
eISBN : 978-0-470-52238-7
1. Cancer—Psychological aspects. 2. Medicine, Psychosomatic. I. Sander, Jennifer Basye, 1958- II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Neoplasms—psychology—Personal Narratives. 2. Faith Healing—Personal Narratives. 3. Survivors—psychology—Personal Narratives. QZ 200 S571f 2009] RC262.S.99’4—dc22
2008055871

To my creators: those of a higher order whom we can only sense as being present; and to my parents, my wife Bobbie, our five children and eight grandchildren, and innumerable divine creatures of varying species who have shared their lives with us.
Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank Andrea Hurst and Jennifer Sander for their devotion to the book and for guiding me through the process of creating it, and to Tom Miller at John Wiley and Sons for his support of my work and editorial direction with this book. Special thanks to Samantha Layne and Amberly Finarelli for their assistance.
Introduction
After countless years of helping people participate in the process of healing their lives and curing their bodies when they have been diagnosed with cancer, I can tell you that I have seen the power of faith, hope, and healing, and what they can accomplish. These three states of grace have taught me that all the side effects of cancer are not by definition bad. So-called curses can become blessings, and an illness can help us come alive as human beings. Many people see their disease as a wake-up call that inspired them to literally begin their life anew. The side effects of cancer can become the labor pains by which we give birth to ourselves and the lives we were meant to live. The side effects empower us to nourish our lives, just as hunger forces us to seek nourishment for our bodies.
In the following pages, I will share with you the inspiring stories of those who have experienced cancer, and in their own way found deeper faith, hope, and healing—and even joy through the process. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, these stories will encourage and help you to develop attitudes and behaviors that survivors share, while also offering you a myriad of ways to get through this difficult time and discover the gifts that cancer can bring into your life. After each entry, I will share my reflections about the lessons that can be learned and the wisdom derived from experiencing these stories.
Why collect these stories? Why do I feel it is truly educational and healing to read the stories of others who have gone through similar ordeals? To put it simply, it is because the tourists cannot help the natives. What I mean is, those who have experienced a diagnosis of cancer can help you to cope with and triumph over yours. What can you learn from people like Carol Westfahl, Tom Martin, Jane Goldman, and the many other brave individuals whose stories are included here? You can learn the enormous healing power of art, the amazing transformation that journaling can produce, and the spiritual resources available to us all. Each person shares how their desire, intention, determination, and willingness to survive led them to become an active participant in their life and health. In all cases, the decision to participate and take responsibility was a true turning point in their life.
Faith is needed to survive. Life is full of obstacles that make it difficult and sometimes seem meaningless, but faith will help you to find support and meaning. As you adjust to the changes of your day-to-day life after your diagnosis, or the diagnosis of a loved one, you will find that faith is a strong component in helping to pull you through. There is a reason God didn’t make a perfect world—perfection would make our lives meaningless. We would never have the opportunity to grow and appreciate life’s little gifts and miracles if everything were already perfect.
Faith and spirituality relate to the wonder and creation of life. But what you have faith in is the key. Just as you have a remote control to select channels, you use your mind to select what messages you are open to and where your faith is placed. When you have faith, your actions become creative. You can trust in what comes your way and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you.
“Hope,” Emily Dickinson wrote, “is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.” How can anyone live without hope? One oncologist, giving a protocol with four chemotherapeutic agents which began with the letters EPO and H, realized that if he turned the letters around they spelled HOPE. So he began to call his therapy program the HOPE Protocol. While others gave the EPOH Protocol, he found that he