Curveball: When Life Throws You a Brain Tumor

By Liz Holzemer

Life seemed idyllic for thirty-two-year-old Liz Holzemer. Wife of Major League Baseball pitcher Mark Holzemer, Liz was enjoying a successful career as a journalist when an MRI revealed a baseball-size... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978945670
• ISBN13: 9780978945671
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Ghost Road Press
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

True picture

Having just undergone my second brain surgery, I can attest to the fact that this book will prepare anyone who is going to undergo this type of surgery, and would be especially helpful to a family member who wants to understand what their loved one will be experiencing. Liz masterfully interweaves the unvarnished facts with humour, making it delightful read. I would loved to have had such a book to read prior to my surgeries!

Grand slam!

Liz Holzemer has knocked her curveball out of the ballpark with this honest, heart wrenching account of the brain tumor journey. A must read for all who work within the brain tumor community, from neurosurgeons to nurses to physical therapists. Don't miss it!

Wow

Get off the computer now and buy this book. This is the first book that provides a first person view of a brain tumor journey. With great wit, candor and henesty Liz opended up about her own brain tumor journey. Liz is doing the hard work here. Not only educatiing the public but bringing the public in for a birds-eye view of the daily struggles of a brain tumor diagnosis. I wish I had this book prior to my own journey and recommend in to all that are expereincing life with a brain tumor.

Great read

As the relative of someone with a brain tumor, I found this book to be very honest and insightful. I often imagined how painful this experience could be but always focused on the physical rather than the mental anguish. Liz reveals what's going on inside her head with self-deprecating humor and heart-felt honesty. I was very moved as she described her mom's parting words before the major surgery, and this is balanced by much lighter and very funny moments such as her description of a mission to a Target store to check up on her own sanity. There are so many ups and downs that I felt compelled to finish the story quickly hoping everything would turn out for the best in the end. I would especially recommend this book to friends and relatives of those with a brain tumor diagnosis so they might gain insight that the person may not be willing or able to share as they are going through it.

Honest and Personal Braintumor Survival Story

I just read this wonderful rare find on how to cope with a brain tumor as told through the eyes of Liz Holzemer. She expresses her harrowing ordeal with and triumph over a shocking brain tumor. This book gives you a close-up look of what it is like to suffer through the effects of such an often overlooked tumor---a meningioma. Anyone surviving a serious medical illness could identify and learn from the experiences that Liz Holzemer describes in vivid and clear detail. And any partner or spouse of someone with a serious medical illness will be able to appreciate the strength and support of her husband Mark. Fast-paced, engaging, and full of original wit, this book is enjoyable to read.