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Love, Medicine and Miracles : Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients (0060919833)
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| Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system. The truth is: love heals. Miracles happen to exceptional patients every day--patients who have the courage to love, those who have the courage to work with their doctors to participate in and influence their own recovery. "Run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore and get this amazing book that explains how you can 'think' yourself sick or well...Every family should have a copy. It can be a lifesaver."
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Author: Guest
As someone with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, I found Bernie Siegel's book to be extremely helpful. Many people do not realize that surgeons are like mechanics. They know their field but often do not tap into the wholistic approach. It is very important to use every available resource to help the patient recover: spiritual, emotionsl, diet, exercise. If the Dr. tells the patient that he is going to die, and he/she believes it, you've taken away the hope that might have saved a life. There should always be hope.
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Author: Guest
I first encountered this book about a month prior to surgery for breast cancer. I was still in the 'what the heck is it' stage. What I got from Bernie was 'permission'...permission to be a 'difficult' patient...to ask questions and to learn as much as possible to become a partner in the eventual diagnosis and route to resolving the problem.
I asked questions, I read books, I spoke with the Cancer Society almost daily (in the days when you could easily reach a real person and not a recording!!).
I also took a great deal of responsibility for my cancer and that, I think, has been the most important thing. I know that logically, I didn't 'cause' my illness...but I do believe I had a part in developing it. For a number of reasons, I somehow believe that I was responsible for acquiring cancer. But, whether or not this is true, what it has given me is the ability to take part in curing myself (or fighting against other life-threatening illnesses) because I believe I can DO something to help myself in a very positive way. IF I caused this disease, then perhaps I can CURE myself too, with some help from modern medicine. I learned NOT to be passive. I've seen too many people that I know die because they WERE passive.
Sure they did what the doctors told them to do, but they didn't FIGHT...they were 'good patients'...
I'm 20+ years past my double mastectomies now. I have just been diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes. I'm not just relying on pills to deal with this. I'm working very very hard to control this and extend my life. I'm not yet ready to die.
Thank you Bernie for giving me permission to ask questions, to read and learn about my illnesses, to fight and to survive...
There's no need to feel guilty about your illness...use this book to rally your strength and gain power to fight for life.
'do not go gentle into that good night...'
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Author: Guest
This book is one of the very best I have read in a very long time. I read daily, many books and this one is at the top of my list. It is a keeper. Dr. Siegel is an awesome human being and many doctors, nurses, and any other health care professionals could learn volumes from this wonderful man. He has changed the lives of millions personnally with treatment and through his books. He has changed my life forever and for the better. This book and his sequel called "Peace, Love and Healing are the most awesome books. If you know anyone who is terminally ill or has a serious disease or disability they are living with, give them a copy of these 2 books. It will change their life profoundly. You could even be saving their lives. Dr. Siegel is an amazing man with so much to give and a very giving and loving person. He is a doctor that I wish every doctor would try to take after. So many doctors these days are too busy to even talk to their patients let alone listen to them. This man listens, helps and reacts. He takes everything seriously and responds to it. My life has been changed forever and is happier, healthier and more inspired and loving since reading Dr. Siegels 2 books. I was not able to put them down and in fact fell asleep every night reading the books and wished I didn't need to sleep so I could have read them faster because they have so much love, wisdom, faith and health to give to everyone. I recommend this book very highly and if you never read another book then please read Dr. Siegel's books and you won't need to read another book. You have it all right there. Everything you need to live a wonderful, happy, healthy life full of love and life is in these 2 books. Thank you Dr. Siegel and God bless. Well actually God has already blessed you in so many ways and then we have been blessed by God through you. You are a wonderful man and a great human being. I thank you for making such a wonderful and profound change in my life for the better. Please know how much you are appreciated. Thank you again and God bless Dr.
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Author: Guest
This is an excellent book. I've been living with cancer for the past 6 years and have read dozens of books on healing the body and mind.. This is one of the best. Dr. Seigel will inspire you to help yourself. Quite simply, you'd be missing out if you didn't read it.
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Author: Guest
This book broke my heart. I read it, hoping to learn some more encouraging postivie ways of coping with my mother's cancer. Instead, I was subjected to an ideology that believes dying of cancer is the patients fault. Bernie, as he likes to be called, believes that patients are able to heal themselves if only they "love" enough. And if they don't, they die - regardless of treatment. Bernie also surmises that cancer is brought on by patients and their emotional states. That is outrageous! My mother, who is dying of cancer, has nothing but love to give and has been loving, kind and supportive all her life. I would love for Bernie to tell me what exactly he thinks my mother did to give her cancer and cause her to undergo the dying process??
I'm disgusted that he wrote this garbage and passes it on as a legitimate source for coping with terminal illness.
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