Running the Marathon with Cancer by Doug Limbrick

Running the Marathon with Cancer by Doug Limbrick

A few days before Doug Limbrick is to run a marathon he receives a diagnosis of colorectal cancer. The large mass has been there for some time and must be removed at once. What a shock for a healthy, fit man who hasn't had a sick day from work in twenty years and has been a runner for thirty.

In his memoir, the author shares what it is like to have major surgery that impacts him both physically and psychologically. Six months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiotherapy bring complications. Yet Doug returns to running during chemotherapy in an attempt to regain some fitness and distract himself from the side effects of weeks of continuous infusions. He runs while carrying a black box that delivers the chemotherapy drugs through a tube in his chest at predetermined intervals.

Living through more surgery and complications from septicemia and pneumonia, he leaves the hospital after two months weighing 115 pounds (52 kilograms). The long process of rehabilitation begins, with the help of some very good friends.

Doug raises some important questions. Why did he get cancer? Why did he survive? And what did he learn? The final chapter looks at life after cancer and the lessons Doug gleaned from his illness and recovery.

Limbrick, Doug: - Doug Limbrick is a graduate of the Australian National University, Canberra. He has for many years worked in the area of social policy and has had many journal articles, monographs and reports published on various social issues. He has a deep personal interest in nineteenth century Australian history, particularly the story of those who emigrated from the United Kingdom and the vessels they sailed in to reach the Australian colonies. In his writing he combines his expertise in social issues with the research work he has undertaken exploring the circumstances of those people who sought a better life in the colonies in the nineteenth century. As a consequence he has spent much time examining the personal stories of those who emigrated in order to understand their experiences, the reasons they emigrated, the difficulties they encountered, the outcome of their passage and the vessels that carried them to the Australian colonies.

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ISBN 13	9781504307840
ISBN 10	1504307844
Title	Running the Marathon with Cancer
Author	Doug Limbrick
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Balboa Press Australia
Year published	2017-05-23
Number of pages	164
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