[bksvol-discuss] Side effects
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:26:51 -0700 (PDT)
Wow! What a powerful book! I uploaded it just now (2 a.m., Pacific time) so it
will be added to the collection tomorrow, I'm sure. Then I'm back to the World
at Arms.
Side Effects is listed as Young Adult and it's a fictional detailed account of
a teenager's treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma; she's one of the 88 per cent of
people who are cured--at least for the moment. If I had a child who was
diagnosed with cancer, would I want them to read this book in advance to know
what lay ahead of them? I don't think so. Perhaps it's a good book to read for
healthy children or adults who know someone who's undergoing chemo for cancer
in order to understand what that person is going through. If I should be
diagnosed with cancer, at my age, having had a good life, I'll choose no
treatment. For an empathic person, this was a hard book to read.
Cindy
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