The back cover says: "I wasn't going to let myself be trapped by a word, so far at least, my cancer was only a word. I couldn't let a word scare me if I was to get through this. Now I was on the right track...
'I have cancer,' I repeated, and already it didn't have the same effect. It was becoming acceptable. From now on, the important thing would be the way I faced up to the disease and its consequences. I was in a position to choose my behavior, and that choice was not unimportant.
My glass was empty. It was almost lunchtime. Soon it would be time for me to go home; my wife and sons were waiting for me, and I would have to tell them..."
'I have cancer,' I repeated, and already it didn't have the same effect. It was becoming acceptable. From now on, the important thing would be the way I faced up to the disease and its consequences. I was in a position to choose my behavior, and that choice was not unimportant.
My glass was empty. It was almost lunchtime. Soon it would be time for me to go home; my wife and sons were waiting for me, and I would have to tell them..."
