Live Strong, The Lance Armstrong Foundation
Live Strong, The Lance Armstrong Foundation
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Live Strong
Inspirational Stories from Cancer Survivors-from Diagnosis to Treatment and Beyond

Author: The Lance Armstrong Foundation

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 8 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2005


Synopsis

Since the now ubiquitous LIVESTRONG™ wristbands became available in May 2004, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has raised more than $50 million for cancer survivorship programs, and the signature phrase has become a battle cry for those who fight the disease every day.

Now, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has compiled, from hours of videotaped interviews, poignant and dramatic personal accounts from cancer survivors. Covering a wide range of subjects, from grief to spousal relationships, employment discrimination to coping with medical bills, infertility to fear of recurrence, survivors share their experiences and speak candidly about how cancer has impacted their lives. For twenty-four-year-old Amy it’s how her illness changed her relationship with her parents. Mike, a male survivor of breast cancer, talks about gender stereotypes and genetic testing. And Eric, the father of a five-year-old survivor of a brain tumor, recalls how friends and strangers helped his family with financial issues and how the experience brought him and his wife closer together.

While heartbreaking at times, these powerfully honest stories are ultimately uplifting and extremely reassuring to patients and their families. They offer the wisdom and hope that only survivors can give. LiveStrong is a remarkable testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

From the introduction by Lance Armstrong:

My work with the LAF shows me daily that sharing our stories and learning from one another’s experiences helps us cancer survivors continue to survive. Some people think the cancer experience is only about the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, as if after the disease goes into remission, it no longer exists. But survivorship goes beyond remission. Survivorship is an evolution.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mapeszac96 on October 29, 2013

This was a Good book for anyone curious about cancer, but it really doesn't relate to sports enough. This book has some amazing stories of people that got cancer and the hills they had to climb to get over the rocky battle of having cancer. Its amazing how much perseverance that these people had to......more

Goodreads review by Christie Starks on December 09, 2024

Very inspirational......more

Goodreads review by Heather on April 16, 2008

I listened to this book on CD and found it incredibly inspiring. I would recommend this book for everyone, but especially anyone who has been touched by cancer. It's a horrible disease and the individuals who tell their stories in this book are so strong and so inspiring. The positive outlook and lo......more

Goodreads review by Aichi on June 02, 2009

"I started to embrace what I went through and who I am. I started wearing skirts and showing the big scar on my leg" -- Cancer survivor These stories were stories of strength, of overcoming pain and suffering, but most importantly, the embracing of life, of one's unique experience and future, and who......more

Goodreads review by Lorissa on January 15, 2014

This book is from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Lance Armstrong wrote the introduction. In this novel, every chapter is a different individual talking about their story. Their journey through having cancer. They are inspirational stories from the beginning of their diagnosis, to their treatment,......more