MIAMI, July 16, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Cancer is an overwhelming experience in itself. To face it courageously, without hesitation, takes strength. In his new book, Cancer: A Journey (now available through 1stBooks), Lloyd E. Foley writes about his own experience with cancer. He writes about the importance of facing a serious illness and how spirituality helped him through his personal journey with the disease.
Foley describes how he avoided dealing with a serious skin condition, allowing it to progress into a virulent bone cancer. A main theme in this book is the importance of promptly attending changes in health in order to escape painful treatment and, possibly, a preventable death. While many people's reaction to their diagnosis is a testament to the power of the human spirit, many people refuse to acknowledge something is wrong.
He stresses the importance of self-care and being informed about treatment options and decisions being made about one's recovery. Even with the astonishing advances in cancer therapy, being informed about one's own care is extremely beneficial, Foley writes.
Once the patient takes recovery by the reins, the power of spirituality in aiding them is immeasurable, he writes. An entire chapter is dedicated to the influence of spirituality and the essential role it plays in dealing with the trauma of cancer.
An enlightening book from a cancer patient, Foley's experience, insight and poetic writing will inspire, motivate and give other patients and families hope.
Foley worked in the banking industry for 35 years before he was diagnosed with a life-threatening bone cancer. He, his wife, Kika, and their son, Paul, live in Miami. Foley's cancer is in remission and he has dedicated the past few years to fighting the disease and reconstructing his life.
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