Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer

Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer
by Bernie Siegel, Jennifer Sander

Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer
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Author: Bernie Siegel, Jennifer Sander
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-06
ISBN: 0470289015
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Wiley

Book Reviews of Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer

Book Review: Properly interpreted it can be a strong message in coping with cancer
Summary: 5 Stars

I consider it an unarguable point that people who are optimistic in the face of serious illness tend to respond better to treatment and live longer and healthier lives. However, this is a statistic fact, not an individual one. It is also obvious that some people spontaneously overcome their cancerous growths in a manner completely unexplainable by medical science. However, I tend to take an extremely skeptical view of books that tend to be overly energetic in promoting natural healing due to faith and hope. While faith and hope are very important in promoting cures, they work so much better when they are accompanied by some serious medical ammunition.
The line between the legitimate and illegitimate promotion of faith and hope cures is approached in this book but not crossed. It is a series of testimonials from people that were diagnosed with cancer and have been able to generate great strength and improve their chances via the use of positive thinking. That positive thinking was reinforced by chemotherapy and radiation so in many cases the positive thinking was a driving force in getting them through the secondary illness from their treatment. After each testimonial there is a brief statement from Dr. Siegel, giving his impressions of the testimonial. In some cases the statement is a legitimate extension but in others it could have been left out with no real loss. The most powerful, uplifting and beneficial statements to cancer sufferers come from cancer survivors and these messages are often so powerful that any postscript written by another seems weak.
Sometimes the best message that you can receive when facing adversity is an existence proof that it is possible to survive and perhaps even benefit from it. That inspiring message is repeated many times in this book and some of them are very moving.

Summary of Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer

faith, hope & healing

Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer

"Bernie Siegel is one of the greatest healers of our time. The stories he shares in Faith, Hope, and Healing demonstrate the healing effect of treating cancer not just with conventional medicine but by changing the way you think about your disease, the way you act toward those who love and care for you, and the way you feel about yourself. The mind is the most powerful tool you have for fighting back."

-Deepak Chopra, author of Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment

Praise for Bernie Siegel

for Prescriptions for Living

"Bernie Siegel is a brilliant beacon broadcasting a message of hope. When high-tech medicine is supplemented with love and compassion, we have not only curing but also healing, which is what Siegel's message is all about."

-Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words

for Help Me to Heal

"If you or a loved one have to go through major medical care . . . this book can be . . . life-saving and soul-saving."

-Andrew Weil, M.D., the New York Times bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health

for 365 Prescriptions for the Soul

"Bernie Siegel dispenses spiritual medicine that's good for you, and feels good too! I highly recommend these daily doses of eternal wisdom."

-Marianne Williamson, author of Everyday Grace

"Bernie is one of the world's most respected doctors. I would pay close attention to any prescription he offers. I read from this each day."

-Wayne Dyer, author of Getting in the Gap

"Dr. Siegel's soul medicine is dispensed in perfect doses to uplift, inspire, enlighten, and heal you. As always, Bernie's wisdom and love gave me goosebumps, or should I say god-bumps. Buy a carton of this medicine-in-a-book and administer it to everyone you love."

-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Inner Peace for Busy People

for Love, Magic, and Mudpies

"Dr. Bernie Siegel has been my mentor and friend for many years. His wisdom has been a beacon of healing and humor. Love, Magic, and Mudpies is as funny, wise, and practical as its magical author. Every parent needs this book."

-Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom

"Love, Magic, and Mudpies is a wonderful, wise, and very funny antidote to the No-Parent-Is-Perfect-Enough school of parenting. Bernie Seigel's delightful new book could only have been written by a seasoned father and grandfather who is also a pioneer of holistic medicine."

-Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom

"Dr. Bernie Siegel is a living demonstration of the healing power of commitment, compassion, and love. What he offers the world in Love, Magic, and Mudpies is a testimony of his wisdom. No matter what ails you, a dose of Bernie Siegel and his work is sure to work magic in your soul."

-Iyanla Vanzant, author of One Day My Soul Just Opened Up

for Peace, Love & Healing

"Bernie Siegel [is] a doctor who loves. In this age of massive, impersonal medical technology, his advocacy of human caring is a necessity."

-Larry LeShan, Ph.D., author of Cancer as a Turning Point

"I was enthralled with this book. [This] truly great book ... combines sound thought with captivating humor."

-Norman Vincent Peale

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