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About Surviving: A Colon Cancer Diary
Product Description This is a story of survival. It details the author’s journey through a stage four colon cancer diagnosis, laparoscopic surgery, and chemotherapy treatment. Beverly shares the diary information of her own cancer treatment experiences and solutions along with those of seven other colon cancer patients. Like many cancer patients, Beverly was blindsided when told she had colon cancer. Throughout her chemotherapy visits and management of cancer treatment side effects, she kept detailed notes of what was discussed and prescribed. Dr Amy Law, her oncologist, encouraged Beverly to share her diary notes in a book, in order to increase awareness of colon cancer and to empower readers with positive experiences of the patients interviewed for this book. Profits from the book will be donated to the Cancer Society for cancer research. About the Author Beverly Battaglia, Ph.D. is a retired social psychologist, consultant and university instructor. In her consulting practice, she assisted clients deal with the aspects of change, in order to be successful and productive. Now retired, she utilizes her change expertise to help others adjust to the twists and turns of change in retirement. Her book, Changing Lanes: Couples Redefining Retirement aids couples in successfully dealing with the changes experienced transitioning to and in retirement. Beverly is a colon cancer survivor and this book describes how she and other cancer survivors overcame obstacles in their recovery journey. Beverly lives in Southern California with her husband, Steve. They continue to lead busy, active lives in retirement and share a love of travel. Amy Law, M.D. is the medical consultant who contributed to this book. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. She is a partner at Desert Hematology - Oncology Medical Group, Inc. in Rancho Mirage, California. Dr. Law played a major role in Beverly’s recovery and was instrumental in providing information and guidance for this book.
