The quartet who have put together this book, Frank Hegyi, Roslyn Franken, Jacquelin Holzman, and Max Keeping, all share a trait in common - the desire, and the ability, to transcend their own personal circumstance and to thereby help others.
They have battled cancer, and as soldiers in this struggle, they have come together to offer help of a most vital sort. Facts and details about cancer in its many forms are readily available. What is not that available is true, unvarnished insight into what goes on behind the scenes, behind the outer facade.
What goes through peoples’ minds when they get the shattering news? What feelings and emotions do they wrestle with as they cling onto life? What attitudes are helpful, what attitudes are destructive?
This is a book that addresses these issues. Every single contributor has his or her own unique story, a story they share with the world. It takes courage and precision to be able to share, to reveal what really goes on. We are so grateful to those who have shared in this profound manner.
This is so important for those who unfortunately are destined to be told they have cancer, a steadily rising number of between one-third and one-half of the population. No two cancers are alike, no two individuals are alike. But we all share a common desire
to live, to be healthy, and to have the necessary wherewithal to surmount life-threatening crises.
This book provides so much of that in a personal, even intimate way. The battle against cancer is being fought on so many fronts - research, treatment, prevention, etc. The emotional side cannot be ignored. This is a book written with feeling, about feelings in times of gigantic challenge. May it enure to everyone feeling better.
Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka
