Damn The Statistics, I Have a Life to
Live!: Coping with a Brain Tumor My
Personal Story by Harry Wolf
Can't Put It Down, Great Read
June 3, 2002 was the day that changed my life forever. A 43-year-old
father of three, whom in oneday went from being a successful senior
manager to a man with a braintumor. I have a glioblastoma
multiformegrade IV brain tumor, the most deadly and aggressive type of
brain tumor. This book covers how I have dealt with lifeafter being
informed that I have a tumor that only 1-2% survive for 2years. I share the
experiences, thoughts,and events from my first year as a survivor. When I
was first diagnosed, I searched for a book that covered thedetails of what
could be expected on both a medical and personal level. I could not find,
so I wrote one. I maintained a detailed journal. I cover the first surgery, an
awakecraniotomy, and the subsequent head infection that led to a second
craniotomyand a near kidney failure. I also covermy first year of
treatments. Inaddition, I discuss my struggles with relearning to speak and
read. Some personal and medical photos areincluded.
Personal Review: Damn The Statistics, I Have a Life to Live!:
Coping with a Brain Tumor My Personal Story by Harry Wolf
I read this book when my mother was diagnosed with Glioblastoma
Multiforme IV. It was very quick and easy reading, which is good during a
time like this. It tells what this guy experienced from the beginning
symptoms, through surgery, and recovery. It helped to reaffirm that what
the doctors were doing for my mom was the "standard" procedure for this
type of cancer, and helped to familiarize me with the terminology that I was
both hearing from the doctors as well as reading simultaneously in this
book. Although people experience different symptoms from this cancer,
much of it is the same. Because this guy was able to write about what he
experienced, it helped me to understand more of what my mom was going
through... with the loss of words and thoughts, inability to do simple
everyday activities that we take for granted, the craniotomy, and

treatments - radiation and chemo. I would recommend this book to anyone
who is caring for someone with this tumor.. It's affordable, quick reading,
and it will help give you more insight on what the patient is going through.
I would like to say that my mom has undergone 2 craniotomies, she is
walking again, becoming easier to understand, and has the best attitude
towards life. She's got too much to live for to let this little thing called
"cancer" get in her way. :-)
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