After receiving his cancer diagnosis, Wangerin wrote letters about confronting his mortality, about living with the messiness of undone tasks and bodily weakness. These meditations present his testimony to faith, love, and the shocking reality of hope.

In Letters from the Land of Cancer, award-winning writer Walter Wangerin Jr. offers his profound insights into the greatest challenge we face: confronting our own mortality. ''Shortly after the cancer had been diagnosed I began writing letters to the members of my immediate family, to relatives and to lifelong friends. The following book will consist mostly of those letters. They will invite you into my most intimate dancing with the cancer, even as that partner and I have over the last two years swung each other around the tiled floors of ballrooms and bathrooms. Dizzy still, and day by day, I sat and wrote: This is what I'm feeling right now. This is what I think.'' From afternoon to afternoon of radiation, Wangerin wrote about confronting his mortality, about living with the messiness of undone tasks and bodily weakness. He wrote about the medical procedures he endured, the wild mood swings that unbalanced his days, and the fragilities and strengths of the relationships that surrounded him. Letters from the Land of Cancer is made up of these writings. Cadenced within the letters are Wangerin's eloquent meditations derived from his pastoral experiences with the faithful passage of death to life. Seldom has the great adventure of life and death been as beautifully presented as it is in this testimony to faith, love, and the shocking reality of hope.

Cancer. It's a word that affects us all. We all know someone who has fought cancer and won, or fought cancer and lost.This book is one way Rita Pamplin is fighting back. Her letters have kept her motivated. Now she's ready to share them with the world in hope that others fighting the good fight can gain some hope, wisdom, and encouragement from someone who's been there.With real and raw emotions, Rita takes you on the journey with her. And when you're finished reading, you'll realize that words do have power, some people never give up, and the most amazing strength can come from those battling the worst war.

Love Letters to My Cancer is a collection of conversations with the unknown. The unknown is often perceived to be the enemy, and yet can become your saving grace. These letters seek and find happiness at the center of dark moments. Through reflection, and creativity, gratitude becomes the greatest discovery and self empowerment source. In this pocket-guide, gratitude becomes the transformational art of living.

The Cancer Letters is one mother's unconventional, yet humorous attempt at parenting while suffering through chemotherapy treatments she's hoping will save her life.Through a series of letters, she imparts her unique form of parental wisdom onto her teenage son hoping she can absently help him grow into an honest, responsible young man. She knows he's going to fight. She knows he's going to drink. She knows he's going to get his heart broken. She knows he's going to get in trouble... Will the son take her advice on the trials and tribulations of life and learn that sometimes parents are right whether he likes to admit it or not? Or will he ignore it like a typical teenage boy trying to come to life under his own terms?

I Am with You is an anthology written by and for amazing cancer patients everywhere. Over 40 women and men who have "walked the walk" of living with cancer ... be it their own diagnosis or that of someone they love ... share their stories to sustain, support, and give you hope. I Am With You is a book of wisdom, wit, inspiration, compassion, and love. Every story you read speaks to the power of those simple, exquisite words "I am with you."

This book is not about me. It's about my younger brother who died of stage four pancreatic cancer when he was just forty-three years young. He had never smoked a day in his life. That bears repeating--he had NEVER smoked a day in his life. And I should've fought harder to help him overcome it. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him, and four years after his death, I am still eaten up with guilt for letting him die, and I still blame God for everything. If you have a loved one who has cancer, read this book. If you have already lost someone because of cancer (and God), read this book. But most importantly, if your younger brother is still alive and you see him at every family reunion, read this book.