The Roller Coaster Chronicles

By Betsy de Parry

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1928623514
• ISBN13: 9781928623519
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: First Page Publications
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Read for Cancer Patients and Their Families

I chose this book because of an excerpt I'd read in Jamie Reno's "Hope Begins in the Dark," in particular because Betsy deParry used her cancer journal as a framework for her book. As a three-time lymphoma survivor myself, I am currently developing the journals I kept into a book about my own experiences with lymphoma. As I read deParry's book, I often found myself transported back to my own experiences, medical as well as emotional, and I strongly recommend it for current cancer patients and those who care for them. The story covers a full year in her life, but the relatively short chapters make allow the reader to take in the sometimes overwhelming details at a comfortable pace. In addition, deParry's wry sense of humor lends some comic relief to her life-threatening and life-changing experience.

Must read - inspirational

A heartfelt memoir. Thank you to the Author. The book provides an honest and hopeful journey through the highs and lows of being diagnosed with cancer.

Excellent Memoir

I couldn't put this book down until I was finished. I found myself laughing and crying and identifying with so many of the same feelings the author had. This book is sure to be a great source of encouragement and inspiration to patients as well as to their family and friends. It was also interesting to read about treatment at a major research facility (Michigan) and to "meet" some of the people who develop new treatments.

A must read

If this were fiction, it would be an excellent story. The fact that it's true makes it all the more compelling. If your life has ever been touched by cancer in any way, you will laugh and cry through this book and find a great deal of support and encouragement. This is one of the best memoirs I have read.