The Upside of Cancer: How a Terrifying Illness Can Lead You to a New Life

by Christopher Foster

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Author: Christopher Foster

Publisher: Singing Spirit Books

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ISBN 10: 0971179638
ISBN 13: 978-0971179639

Are you or a loved one facing cancer or some other major challenge? This book will give you courage and help you see your situation in a more positive light—not as an adversity but as an opportunity to change and grow and become a new and happier person. With remarkable honesty, Chris Foster, a two-year cancer survivor, shares with us the experiences and realizations that helped him face his fears—fear of cancer, fear of dying—and find inner peace. Unlike many cancer books, his spare but profound book goes beyond his own personal story and explores the meaning of life itself and the wonder of simple moments. Above all, Chris invites you to be still—in the midst of a life-shattering change—and remember the wisdom and courage of your true nature which nothing external can diminish or destroy. The Upside of Cancer is a small book with a big message: Yes, cancer is frightening, but it is also a catalyst that can help us go deeper into the courage and wisdom of our true nature from which all true happiness flows. Chris, who is in his 80’s, has been writing inspirational books and spiritual books for more than 40 years.

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"What makes Christopher's book unique is the extraordinary positive sense he conveys in offering an alternative to despair in the face of a diagnosis of cancer..."--Grady Harp, Amazon Hall of Fame, Top 100 Reviewer,and Vine Voice

"A very touching book. The author's experience with cancer...illuminates his spiritual reflections."--Mary Guese, MD

"This uplifting look at one man's journey with cancer offers a spark of hope to so many others."--Larry Krantz, MD

"Readers will benefit immensely from these unique thoughts on illness and recovery."--Jacquie Snow, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Rtd)

"An eye-opening and heart-opening gift to anyone struggling with a cancer diagnosis."--Gail Brenner, Ph.D, Author, The End of Self Help

"Everything changed for Christopher Foster when he began to see cancer not as an enemy, but as a teacher."--Harold G.Koenig, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

From the Author

I seek to share in my new book how cancer, for all its horrors, can lead us to a new life. It can teach us one of life's most important lessons: If you suppress fear, you suppress joy. If you face fear, your joy increases and you discover how boundless the joy of life really is.

Who doesn't long for more joy? Who doesn't long for an antidote to anxiety?

I've known a lot of fear in my life. I have a "PhD" in anxiety! Maybe being a child in London in the early days of the Blitz had something to do with it. Or perhaps fear saw the joy bursting from my eyes when I was a babe and decided to make an example of me.

For whatever reason, I learned to suppress my feelings--especially anxiety--at an early age.It became my default approach to life for many years.

But no more.

I'm not grateful that cancer exists in our world, or intruded so abruptly into my life.Of course not. But I am thankful that cancer, like any major affliction, can help us grow, and see more clearly that fear comes and goes--like the wind--but our spirit is ageless, eternal and forever free.

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