When Cancer Comes Your Way: A Couple's Guide to Finding Hope and Keeping the Faith

A compelling and honest account of facing cancer. The story unfolds through the journal entries of two people--one is the patient and the other the caregiver--as a married couple face an unexpected diagnosis and all that it entails.

The caregiver, Beverley, makes very practical points that will help others endure similar circumstances while her husband, Howard, a medical provider-turned-patient, describes, with a wry sense of humor, his own particular approach to this devastating disease (in his case, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) and his growing relationships with other cancer patients.

Useful tips about fighting cancer and coping with medical concerns are here--but the focus is spiritual, with emphasis on maintaining hope, faith, and even a sense of humor when things seem their worst.

Even with the best attitude, medical care, and faith foundation, things can seem overpowering. It is the striking description of "the dark night of the soul," a time when God seemingly withdraws Himself--a time of testing the believer--that makes this book unique and a real source of strength in times of trouble.