by K.S.R. Burns (2014)
Amy has just lost her best friend to breast cancer. Amy's husband, not sorry the friend is out of the picture, is ready to start a family. But Amy is not. She's 29 and longing to escape her hometown of Phoenix. She's also hungry, because Amy's always hungry. She's on a "perpetual diet"! It's enough to make a person run away to, say, Paris. However, when Amy gets to France she is not only robbed, stalked, arrested, and almost kidnapped, she finds that her issues come right along with her. Rules for the Perpetual Diet is a suspenseful, moving, and at times hilarious novel about love, loss, motherhood, Paris, food, and finding yourself.
Sandra Butler and Barbara Rosenblum
Cancer in Two Voices is the remarkable and deeply inspiring collaboration between Barbara Rosenblum and Sandra Butler which began when Barbara was diagnosed with breast cancer. Through journal entries and letters. they share the experience of living with cancer and being the partner who survives.
Rebecca Brown
"Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary is an intimate, exquisite, and true account of what it is to help a parent die. After her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, former home care worker and writer Rebecca Brown cared for her mother during the last six months of her life. This spare, unsentimental book comes out of that experience. In short chapters headed by definitions of medical terms, she confronts anemia, chemotherapy, metastasis, cremation. Brown's is a poignant and unflinching story of how one family coped with loss and learned about the longevity of love."--BOOK JACKET
Teresa Rhyne
"What would cause a cheese-loving, meat-eating lawyer to become a vegan? Her dog. Teresa Rhyme and Seamus the beagle both survived cancer once, so when Seamus develops yet another cancer, Teresa vows to fight again. Unsure of the best way to battle the unseen enemy, she embarks on some experiments to create a healthier life for her family. She finds better food for Seamus, and a plant-based diet becomes her own guide, but she realized that's not enough for her--and it's not enough for the animals. As she searches for a more compassionate lifestyle, she struggles to find her place somewhere between a hypocrite in leather high heels and a hippie in a hemp skirt, all while coping with the threat of Seamus slipping away. When she encounters two other dogs who need help, including one rescued from animal testing, turning away seems impossible after everything she's discovered. Will turning her life upside down to rescue two more beagles be the best medicine for everyone?"--Back cover.
Toney Allman
"This series objectively and thoughtfully explores topics of medical importance. Books include sections on a description of the disease or disorder and how it affects the body, as well as diagnosis and treatment of the condition"--