The 'C' Word -- Book Question

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I'm sure most, if not all, of you have had connections to cancer in one form or another. Be it, a family member(s), friend(s), even yourself(?)

My Mom had a bout with it many years back, but is fine now. I have had many other connections to it, as well. The wife of a good friend of mine died of lung cancer (even though she lived the healthiest life imaginable - plus, never took even as much as one drag off of a cigarette in her lifetime.) If you have any stories you'd like to share on the subject, please do so.

That said, I was listening to my favorite radio sports talk show this morning and they had comedian Robert Schimmel on as a guest. Apparently, he's doing some shows in town over the next few days. Anyway, he was talking about a book he's recently written on the subject - Cancer On $5 A Day *(Chemo Not Included) - and I was wondering if any of you had heard of, or perhaps even read it? It sounded interesting (albeit, a bit raunchy, perhaps), and has received some nice reviews on Amazon.

Here's a blurb from Amazon:

Schimmel already had a hit HBO stand-up comedy special and a Stand-Up of the Year title from the American Comedy Awards when, in the spring of 2000, he was diagnosed with Stage III non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His world changed instantly; success in the raunchy joke trade-he also had an edgy FOX series in development-was replaced by the struggle for survival, the rigors of chemotherapy and all the fear and uncertainty that goes with it. Schimmel also looks back on his son, whom he lost not long before to brain cancer. Among a crowded field of inspiring and straight-talking personal survival stories, Schimmel's conversational account is particularly ribald, emphasizing the importance a sense of humor can play in coping, learning and healing.