They Need Help!
Not sure how to support or care for someone with cancer?
Know someone with cancer? Friend, family member, co-worker, neighbor? Who doesn’t know someone with cancer, whether it’s today, next week, or next year?
Do you know what to say?
Not sure how to support, help or care for someone with cancer? Need help knowing what a person who has cancer wants or needs, especially if that person is a friend or family member?
As a nurse and former cancer patient, now a survivor for 18 years, the author experienced widely varying responses from those in her life when she was diagnosed and went through her cancer journey!
The book “What Should I Do, What Should I Say? A handbook for anyone who knows someone with cancer” written by cancer survivor and Registered Nurse Heather Russell, is based on the experiences of many cancer patients who shared their wish list to help all of us.
For orders outside the continental U.S. and quantities greater than 10, please email orders(at)gentlerainpress.com, or call 1 877 348 2226.
This book “What Should I Do, What Should I Say?” is a compilation of those interviews written for the general public. It is written in very short, topical chapters so that the information can be accessed easily without reading the whole book with information not pertinent to the reader. (check out these sample chapters)
Look what others are saying!
Jordan Rubin: Health expert and New York Times best selling author of The Maker's Diet, Perfect Weight America, The Great Physicians Rx. for Cancer and other health titles. www.gardenoflife.com
“Statistics show that 1 out of every 2.5 people have some form of cancer during their lifetime.
“In today’s world, it’s impossible not to know someone who has been touched by cancer, so it’s important there is finally a book to help us navigate how to support the people we love. Cancer survivor and registered nurse Heather Russell has compiled a helpful, insightful handbook titled What Should I Do? What Should I Say that captures how to handle all of the confusing, frightening, and awkward moments associated with dealing with cancer. Written with superb compassion, first hand knowledge and expertise, Russell ‘s handbook spells out the best way to truly help anyone with cancer and makes the prospect much less daunting. Her book is an excellent reference guide that should be a part of anyone’ s health library. I have personally found this book to be a lifeline for anyone who must deal with the realities and unexpected challenges of cancer.”
When well over 1 in 3 people are being diagnosed with some form of cancer or another, there is no-one unaffected by this topic. This means 2/3 of people in the industrialized world are not receiving the diagnosis, and they are the ones who often feel helpless as to what to say or do! The majority of books out there are written for cancer patients and not everyone else affected.
Though it may feel daunting to know what loved ones and others need and value when they have cancer, this book gives you practical help, tips for handling the roller-coaster emotions and encouragement to try what you think may be of help. It will take you through good and bad things to say, practical ways to help using your own personal style, ways to help the family or caregiver and even ways to make sure you take care of yourself in the process.
Here’s what another expert has to say!
Harry van Bommel: Author of over 30 books including many in home and hospice care. www.legacies.ca
“Some books just belong in our family libraries. This is one of them. You cannot predict when someone you know and care about will have a serious or life-threatening illness. You won’t have time to visit the bookstore or library to get the books you need to be helpful.
“That is why you need this book now. In chapters that are 2-4 pages long, Heather Russell understands that you have little time to “get ready” to be helpful. What should you do? What should you say? Practical and thoughtful answers to just these questions are what Russell offers. They key is to be there for someone – to attend to their needs and their concerns. There are practical ways to do that so that you don’t have to feel like an expert or feel like you should ‘fix’ the problem. You can’t cure cancer. But you can be helpful, supportive and compassionate.
“Although written as a handbook for anyone who knows someone with cancer, much of her advice is just as practical for people who have heart disease, diabetes, AIDS or other serious illnesses and conditions.Learn now what you want to do soon in your future. Each of us has, is or will be touched by this very situation. Become one of the people that others say, “Wow, I’m so grateful that you were in my life. You helped make all the difference!”
Written in easy to use handbook style, What Should I Do, What Should I Say? makes it simple to find information that is pertinent to you right now. There are many, very short chapters so that you can pinpoint what you need quickly without reading through lots of unnecessary information. As different needs and issues arise, you will find yourself picking this book up over and over again.
For orders outside the continental U.S. and quantities greater than 10, please email orders(at)gentlerainpress.com, or call 1 877 348 2226.
Most people struggle with questions and awkwardness when facing someone’s cancer diagnosis. What Should I Do, What Should I Say? is a breath of fresh air for anyone looking for a lot of suggestions and help without a lot of reading. It is written in an easy to use handbook format to make it easy for you to find just what you’re looking for. The concise 1-3 page chapters make it easy to locate any topic you might need.
“I’m Heather Russell, RN and author of this book. I do not consider myself a writer but a woman with a mission. As I saw my family and friends face struggles with their reactions to my cancer, I wondered if others had the same experience. As I talked with them, I saw many common themes though we were in all different stages of life.”
Friends and family want to hear what is helpful to do and say and for someone to tell them if they are doing okay already!
Is that you or someone you know?
Here is the opportunity to buy the book and share it with your friends and family or send them to www.theyneedhelp.com to get their very own copy.
God bless you as you help others!