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How Daryl Grant, PhD opt for alternative melanoma skin cancer treatment when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma and hence the birth of this book "How I Survived Melanoma Skin Cancer - Seven Survivors Tell Their Stories".

Dr. Grant starts by explaining how his book came about...... a simple visit to his General Practitioner on a mole on his forearm that has changed shape. He was booked for surgery to remove the mole in 3 days.

While he research for more information on skin cancer and melanoma skin cancer treatment, a friend (Glenda) told him about a book she has written. Glenda had a personal experience with melanoma (with a family member). Glenda interviewed seven people who had survived melanoma. Real stories about real people, who had beaten the odds and survived melanoma skin cancer.

Story no. 1 Dawn's Story

Dawn was the mother of a four year old when she was told at age 25 that she had melanoma. Dawn talks candidly about how she reacted to the fear she felt by going into denial: “I stopped reading about melanoma because so much of what I was learning sounded so negative. I was shocked and scared and it all seemed surreal, not like part of my ‘real’ life.”

And Dawn’s take on the importance of maintaining a positive attitude: “What I remember most is how much I had to struggle not to get sucked into the fear-propaganda around cancer.”

Story no. 2 Kathy's Story

Kathy’s story is very similar to Dawn’s. She too went into denial, as she was seven months pregnant when she had a problem mole pointed out to her, and didn’t want to deal with it.

She also shares her negative experiences of conventional melanoma skin cancer treatment, and talks about the reasons that “If I ever did get cancer again, I would try to treat it using alternative cancer treatment, which I find a lot less frightening for some reason.

Story no. 3 Jim's Story

Next is Jim, a self-employed electrician who had a stage 3 (out of 4 stages) melanoma removed. He talks openly about how the doctors made him feel: “One thing I really didn’t like is that the doctors did not make it seem as if it was my decision.

They just came up with their conclusions and they expect you to follow along. That’s not quite how I see it, though. I think part of it has to be the patient’s decision. Jim talks about the importance of feeling in control, rather than handing this control over to others.

Story no. 4 Kevin's Story

Kevin was diagnosed with melanoma at age 13. Like Jim he felt “left out” of the discussions. He says “Nobody even explained to me about the different types of skin cancer, melanoma skin cancer treatment or that melanoma could spread.”

Story no. 5 Joanne's Story

Joanne’s story is one of the saddest, because she was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma (the final and almost-always fatal kind) two years after having a mole removed, when inadequate follow up was done. Two years later, Joanne was told she had stage 4 melanoma, and it had spread to her breast, chest, liver and shoulder.

Joanne makes the amazing statement that “In particular, cancer in the liver is usually considered to be incurable. From the beginning, I knew that a positive attitude would be vital if I was to fight this successfully. I didn’t waste time feeling sorry for myself, or saying ‘woe is me’. Though it was difficult at times, I didn’t ever fall into panic.”

Joanne tells about the melanoma skin cancer treatment, and the attitude she took that enabled her to do what the doctors said was impossible - the cancer regressed completely. And like Jim, Joanne feels that “This is the other thing that I feel has contributed to my survival - I’ve always been a very proactive patient.”

Story no. 6 Susan's Story

Susan’s survival story is amazing. She starts by stating “According to western medicine, I never should have seen my 30th birthday, but (knock wood) I’m going to be 47 next month.” Susan’s story is about coping with other losses too. Susan’s melanoma had spread to her uterus, so she had to have a hysterectomy.

Despite the fact that this meant she would never have children, Susan was able to maintain an amazing attitude. She says “I was going to believe I had things to offer the world, even if I couldn’t have children.

Looking back, I think that discovering this belief in myself was the beginning of my recovery.” Susan describes the alternative as well as the conventional melanoma skin cancer treatment she used to beat cancer.

Finally Story no. 7 Glenda's Story

And lastly there’s Glenda, who openly says up front “People are often sceptical when I tell my story. In fact, when I posted it on a web site for people with melanoma, I got a lot of sceptical and even negative feedback.” That’s because Glenda chose a completely alternative melanoma skin cancer treatment for her melanoma.

And it wasn’t a decision she took lightly. Glenda’s daughter Cathy had died in May 1999 after fighting cancer for four years. Her experience with Cathy showed her the power of alternative cancer treatments: after conventional western melanoma skin cancer treatment had given up on her. Cathy turned to cancer alternative treatment and lived a further 2 years.

Glenda was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma (the final and almost-always fatal kind), yet she chose to treat it solely with alternative therapies and powerful positive thinking. Now four years later Glenda is still cancer-free.

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One of the things that impressed me most about the seven survival stories was what they all had in common. And it wasn’t about the clinical stuff, the stuff that most of the other websites are about. It was the emotional stuff, the mental attitude of these survivors. It was the certainty inside them that said “I’m going to beat this thing. I’m not going to let it get to me.”

To me that showed extraordinary strength of character, and yet here were these seven “ordinary” people finding this strength inside themselves. I loved the way they shared in their stories, how they kept positive even at the lowest moments.

It seemed to me reading all the stories that this was the key to their survival. It wasn’t just the surgery or the chemo or the radiation treatments. It was their attitudes to their diseases. I read things that I hadn’t found anywhere else.

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Why e-book?

An e-book is simply an electronic version of a conventional printed book (what some people call a 'real' book). You download the e-book and read it on any computer screen (laptop, desktop, or handheld) or print it out to read at a time and place that is convenient to you with a cup of coffee.

So why did I choose to promote e-books?

• You are able to download the e-book immediately. So no waiting or paying for shipping.
• Immediately explore related information on melanoma skin cancer treatment on the internet through links that is included. This, in effect, expands the e-book far beyond what any conventional printed book could ever achieve.
• Magnify or zoom-in on photos, images, charts, and text as well.
• On some you can click on an item in the index or table of contents and skip right to the page you want and even search for words or phrases and jump to them.
• And you get the most up todate information.

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