Kathy Manning Gronau

Eat Ice Cream for Supper

A Story of My Life with Cancer. A Guide for Your Journey

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for both the caregiver and support persons, Eat Ice Cream for Supper addresses issues from cancer diagnosis to death and beyond. If you know someone with a terminal illness, whether directly or indirectly, you will benefit from the guidance, information, personal stories, and many real life examples in this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Morgan James Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9781614488149
• ISBN-10: 1614488142
• Artikelnr.: 39536994

Autorenporträt

Kathy Manning Gronau is an RN/Counselor who has survived breast cancer, diagnosed just weeks after her husband of forty-two years died of colon cancer. She is a member of the Christian Writers Fellowship in Girard, KS, where she has won awards in poetry and children's fiction. She has been published in the CWF Newsletter.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Our Story    
Chapter One: In the Beginning
I Had a Hero    
Storms
Another Beginning
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Two: Dealing with the Diagnosis
My Experience
My Reaction
Your Loved One’s Reaction
Asking Questions
Searching the Internet
Your Physician or Cancer Treatment Facility
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Part Two: Negotiating the Medical World
Chapter Three: Recruiting the Medical Team
Pray First for Wisdom and Guidance
Where Do I Start?
Referral to a Specialist
National Cancer Centers
It’s Not Just About the Doctor---Finding the Right Medical Team
Who is on Your Team?
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Four: Tests, Procedures, and Definitions
What Happens Next?
Before: A Routine Physical
Symptoms Signal an Alarm---See your Regular Doctor First    
Referred: Seeing the Specialist
Seeing the Oncologist
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Five: Medical Records and Insurance    
Records
Dealing with Insurance and Medical Bills
Insurance
What to Do if You Have No Insurance or if You Have Unpaid Balances
Survival Tips    
What can a Friend Do to Help?
Points to Ponder
Chapter Six: Our Dance of Treatment
Is it a Waltz or a Jitterbug?    
Diagnosed in October: Surgery Number One
Metastasis: Surgery Number Two
Complications: Surgeries Three and Four
A Small Reprieve
In the Roller Coaster at the Top of the Hill
Dexamethasone Side Effects
Mobility Issues
Helping Hands
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Seven: Changing Roles    
Emotional Responses to Role Changes    
But I’ve Never Done That Before
Organizing Your Finances    
Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Wills, and Wishes
Social Security and Disability
Reviewing your Financial Plan
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Eight: Death Comes Softly
Accepting the Inevitable---Negotiating Your Loved One’s Changing Focus
Moving from Active Treatment to Hospice
Help from Hospice
The Payment Changes with Hospice Care
What to Expect in the Last Days of a Terminal Illness
Death    
Funeral Arrangements
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Part Three: And Then There Was One
Chapter Nine: Alone
Quiet
Thank You Notes and Dishes
Your Health
Make a Decision to Trust God with Your Future
A New Relationship
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Ten: Normal Grief    
Denial or Shock
Anger    
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Eleven: Sad and Stuck
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Twelve: Children and Grandchildren
Infant to Age Two
Preschool (Age Two to Four)
Early Childhood (Age Four to Seven)
Eight to Ten
Pre-Adolescent (Age Ten to Twelve)
Survival Tips    
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Thirteen: Practical Problems
New Tasks, Responsibilities, and Decisions
Finances
Legal Issues
Housing Issues
Relationships
Developing a New Support System
Survival Tips
What a Friend Can Do to Help
Points to Ponder
Chapter Fourteen: Old Memories and New Traditions    
Remembering
What Do I Keep and What Goes Out the Door?    
Photographs    
Sharing His Things
Feelings
Telling Stories---Children Love to Listen
Writing your Story
Write His
Tell God
Survival Tips
What a Friend Can Do to Help?
Points to Ponder
Conclusion
Moving Forward
Purpose Where None Seems to Exist
Afterword: What the Bible Says
Appendix: Questions to Ask Your Doctor