"Meaning-Making with Malignancy: A Theologically Trained Sociologist Reflects on Living Meaningfully with Cancer" from Keith A. Roberts is a wise account of one man's journey after being diagnosed with stage-IV cancer; a journey where he forgoes despair and goes on to choose and espouse a different path—an optimistic, and rewarding alternative—for dealing with a terminal condition.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 16, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Keith A. Roberts, an award-winning teacher and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Hanover College, has completed his new book, “Meaning-Making with Malignancy: A Theologically Trained Sociologist Reflects on Living Meaningfully with Cancer”: a profound and life-affirming commentary of one man’s struggle with terminal illness.
Keith shares, “The first few weeks—even the first month—was a foggy blur of trying to figure out which oncologist, which cancer center, what forms of alternative or integrative medicine, and other decisions were navigated. In less than two weeks, I was scheduled for my first chemotherapy treatments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, just ninety minutes from our home. I would be in a recliner with intravenous tubes pumping poison into my system for four hours every other week. I decided to take my laptop and use that time writing to family and friends about my situation. Very quickly, I found that summarizing my medical update was not enough; in fact, I found it quite boring. I was filled with questions about what all of this means. How do I make sense of what I have been experiencing? So, each entry began with brief updates on my own health and health care; I followed it with reflections or musings on what all of this meant.”
Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Keith A. Roberts’s new book is a rousing and unshakably clear-eyed take on life with cancer, as well as a better, mindful, and life-enhancing way of dealing with it.
Far from merely being a commentary on one person’s journey and insights, Professor Roberts’s stirring work extends a brilliant beacon of hope for fellow patients with terminal illnesses, offering a more compassionate and enriching attitude for facing the most devastating of diagnoses.
Readers can purchase “Meaning-Making with Malignancy: A Theologically Trained Sociologist Reflects on Living Meaningfully with Cancer” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
Covenant books is an international Christian owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work which appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843-507-8373.
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