Parallel Journeys: A Spirited Approach to Coping and Living With Cancer

by Larry Lachman and Ric Masten

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931104505
• ISBN13: 9780931104503
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Sun Ink Pubns
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Strongly recommended for people dealing with cancer

Larry Lachman is a psychologist who had surgery at age 39 for prostate cancer that presented as a single nodule. Ric Masten, an author and poet, was diagnosed at age 69 with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had already spread. He has had surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Each writes of his experiences in his own way. Lachman presents linear descriptions and psychological analyses that are well organized and extremely helpful - as could only be written by someone who has both experienced dealing with cancer and has helped many others to deal with cancer. Masten wonderfully parallels all of the issues discussed by Lachman through poetry that is trenchantly honest, spoken from the heart, and yet maintains a centeredness that is utterly refreshing. Masten's poetry is on the even pages; Lachman's on the odd pages. It is utterly engaging to read of similar experiences that are shared in these two very different styles. In addition, each inserts meta-observations and comments in the margins about their own narratives and each other's. I found this book appealing not only for the contrasts and blends of presentations, but for the poetry of Masten itself, which I like and find to be moving, educational and enlightening. This excellent book is strongly recommended for people dealing with cancer themselves, or close to someone facing this challenge.