Perfection of Hope : A Journey Back to Health: A Soul Transformed by Critical Illness

When Elizabeth Simpson was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1994, she wondered if her life was over. In some ways her life had just begun. Subjected to an experimental & potentially lethal combination of chemotherapy & radiation, she emerged frail & frightened. Happily, the treatment put her into remission. To regain her health, she began seeking out alternative therapies, changed her diet, avoided stress, & walked each day by the ocean. She also began writing the stories in this book. Poetic, unsparing, & heartfelt, the stories explore the idea that hope may be a powerful medicine in maintaining & regaining health. An important book for patients & their loved one alike. A book about the triumph of optimism & the need to live life to the fullest.Simpson, Elizabeth is the author of 'Perfection of Hope : A Journey Back to Health: A Soul Transformed by Critical Illness', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756772055 and ISBN 0756772052.