Re: Fwd: A book - About Alice - that might be of interest

Donna, thanks so much for sharing this link with us.  I can
see that I am
going to have to check out all of his books, including
"About Alice."
Jean, 57, No. Calif.
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From: "dly" <dydresympatico.ca>
To: "ibc support" <ibcibcsupport.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:44 AM
Subject: [ibc] Fwd: A book - About Alice - that might be of
interest


> You can read the first chapter of this book online
here:
>
> FIRST CHAPTER
> 'About Alice'
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/books/chapt
ers/0114-1st-tril.html
> dly
> dydresympatico.ca
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: dly <dydresympatico.ca>
> > Date: January 14, 2007 7:20:21 PM GMT
> > To: IBCResearch <IBCResearchwww.ibcresearch.org>
> > Subject: A book - About Alice - that might be of
interest
> >
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > Last week I watched Calvin Trillin being
interviewed by Charlie Rose.
> >
> > He spoke of his wife who lost her battle to cancer
on 11 September
> > 2001
> > (which resonated with me because that is the date
I started
> > treatment for IBC)
> >
> > Alice had lung cancer not IBC which she battled
for 25 years in
> > spite of the
> > very harsh prognosis that was given initially. 
And throughout that
> > time
> > her husband says she was an "advocate"
for those around her in their
> > battles with cancer-- so much so that Calvin says
he feared she
> > would run
> > into problems for practicing medicine without
license - again
> > something
> > that I could understand having that same incentive
to help.
> >
> > He mentions that many people advised his wife to
treat her cancer
> > with many things - peach pits - for example.  He
says that his
> > understanding
> > of alternative medicine is a doctor not trained at
John Hopkins.
> >
> > But the main idea of the book is a husband
remembering his wife.
> >
> > Here is a link to a review.  I am just going to
see if this is in
> > my bookstore
> > or I will order it and thinking especially of all
the husbands who
> > participate
> > on this site, I thought to bring it to everyone's
attention.
> >
> > The Charlie Rose interview might also still be
found on some
> > website- I think the main
> > website features most recent interviews and the
archives might be
> > pay for view.
> >
> > There is also a NYT book review here:
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/books/review/St
evenson.t.html
> >
> > ABOUT ALICE
> >
> > By Calvin Trillin.
> >
> > 78 pp. Random House. $14.95.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Donna
> > dydresympatico.ca
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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