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Author:   Kevin Donaghy
Publisher:   Swan & Horn
Imprint:   Swan & Horn
ISBN:  

9781909675469

ISBN 10:   1909675466
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   01 July 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 A model patient-Andy McGarry 2 ""I'm okay now, Dad""-Mark Clifford Fitzpatrick 3 Looking between the cracks-Chris Pitt 4 Running into cancer-Tony Collier BEM 5 My ark-Ricky Nicol 6 Hope-it's a family thing-Anna Wheeler 7 A hand full of hope-Deborah Cairns 8 Fighting together-Keith Soley 9 Hope is constant-Anonymous 10 You don't know how I feel-Fiona 11 Journey-Keith 'Rin' Ryan 12 Thirty years after-Cate L. Ryan (for Rin) 13 Hope is a gift to each other-Jo Cowler 14 I took the right path-Daniel Wood 15 The circle of hope-Pat Simpson (for Alistair) 16 The Cancer Club-Matthew Wiltshire 17 ""It'll be fine""-Kyle Blain 18 Finding hope in an unexpected place-Kevin Donaghy 19 Strong as a tiger-Harry Brydon 20 A bucket-load of hope-Kate Rackham 21 My love-Mark Rackham 22 Maggie may help-Alan Turnbull 23 Melanoma is a bugger (or it can be)-Sir Chris Bryant MP 24 The glass is always half full-Ian Hollingworth 25 Big boys don't cry-Andy Mercer 26 Finding hope in the darkness-Graeme Macgregor 27 Receiving a terminal diagnosis saved my life-Tasha Thor-Straten 28 Not just skin cancer-Dianne Butler 29 Cancer can be a drama-Keith Cullen 30 Breaking the mould: A story of hope-Hugh Carter 31 My mum didn't want to lose her hair-Claire Paxman 32 Searching for hope-Zoe Houghton 33 My people are my hope-Jane Barrow 34 Hope in a bag of apples-Maymie White 35 Hope comes in different ways-Tracey Lipinski 36 Climbing out of my room-Cameron Graham 37 A degree of hope-Nicola Nuttall 38 Song-and-dance man-Chris Johnson 39 Snakes and ladders-Jolene Dyke

Reviews

""This book is brilliantly honest, uplifting, and very much in line with the support we offer at our twenty-four centres across the UK. We have been delighted to have an earlier version of the book in our centres, and to share them with those who come to us for support. We are also very grateful that this version of the book will help us support those people at possibly the hardest time of their lives."" DAME LAURA LEE - MAGGIE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE ""Cancer is a lonely place. and finding a book like this can make you feel less alone."" Dr Anisha Patel Author of Everything You Hoped You Didn't Need to Know About Having Bowel Cancer ""This is a brilliant book - full of hope!"" Dr Liz O'Riordan Author of Under the Knife and The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer

Author Information

Kevin lives with his family in Melrose in the Scottish Borders. He has spent his career in IT services and IT consulting. Now living with incurable cancer, he has active roles with several cancer charities in the UK, for whom he promotes causes and raises money, including donations from the sales of this book. He has travelled the country, taking Stories of Cancer and Hope directly to the doors of various charities. His personal journey with cancer and his work with cancer charities have already featured widely in the media, with many more events planned as part of a new major publicity campaign.

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