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The CHARLEY Approach to cancer
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By Charles Silverman

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The CHARLEY Approach to cancer

By Charles Silverman

Smashwords Edition

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Introduction

You are probably reading this because you or someone close has just been given a diagnosis that includes "that word", cancer. You'll notice that I've used a small c when writing that word. That's because if I had used the large C, it would give this disease a respect or power that it does not deserve. It's just a disease, it's treatable and you can be victorious over it. The contents of this writing are based on the experiences of only one person - that would be me. But I believe that sharing my experience can be helpful to you, so I'm glad you're reading it. I hope you will enjoy what I've written and maybe even feel a sense of empowerment after reading it.

My name is Charley and I'm a proud cancer survivor. In the spring of 2009, at age 56, I was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma - one of the many different forms of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In terms of treatment, I've been through radical surgery, IV chemotherapy, spinal-cord chemotherapy and radiation therapy. As I write this, I am in remission with a few clean PET-CT scans under my belt. I am currently receiving post-cancer treatments that I will need for the rest of my life, which I expect to be a very long time. I arrived at this point through an approach that I believe can be used by and helpful for everyone.

I named it the CHARLEY approach because I figured it would be easy for me to remember and I'd probably have no problem spelling it. I wrote this in simple, easy to understand terms so that you wouldn't have to fight through a lot of medical jargon. It's my seven point plan for the person who has just been told that he or she, or a loved one, has cancer. This plan is really a collection of the thoughts and ideas that helped me and I thought it might be of some assistance to you. This is a very simple and pragmatic approach and there is no reason why it cannot work for you.