CANCER CARERS SUPPORT

“Lean on Me” is indeed a compelling read and, I would further contend, an essential resource for all who work with patients who face life-limiting or terminal illness.  It is easy for health professionals, no matter their level of expertise, to assume what patients or their Carer’s may be experiencing.  Lorraine’s exploration of her feelings, as she cares for her dying husband Brian, is a revelation. I believe this book is an extraordinary insight into the challenge that confronts ordinary people facing life-limiting disease, and would commend it as an excellent grounding resource for health professionals who work alongside those facing terminal illness.

DR ANDREW DEAN: Consultant Physician in Palliative Care Perth WA

I believe that this book is truly unique.  It combines a thorough, warm, insightful and intelligent description of a very personal journey.  The way that Brian and Lorraine approach the illness and its treatment really provides hope for all who read this book.  I have not read another book written by a lay person which so captures the essence of the battle against cancer, which also displays such a thorough understanding of the disease and its complexities.Lorraine’s refreshing discussions, thoughts and views really do provide a good insight to the trials and tribulations that accompany an illness such as this but also emphasize the good things that they experienced together and the benefits they got from their treatment.  It is this writing that actually gives such hope to anybody who is potentially facing the same journey. I believe that this is a truly amazing book that everybody with cancer should read.  Any families who have been touched by this disease will undoubtedly find in it inspiration and hope.

Roger Woodruff: Director of Palliative Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

This is one woman's very moving story of caring for her husband for two years while he battled mesothelioma.

The emotional insights she shares with her diary would be a great comfort to anyone caring for someone with advanced cancer or any other terminal illness. Her focus on his quality of life as she educates herself about the medical aspects of his care is quite remarkable, and would be inspirational to others in a similar situation and would empower them with realistic hope. 

This little book should have a place on the shelf of any hospice or palliative care service, to be loaned out to the ones who care for our patents and whose struggles and problems are often hidden by those of the patient.

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