Fighting Chance: Journeys Through Childhood Cancer

by Tom Clancy and Harry Connolly

Book Overview

Containing 200 images, this book follows courageous patients, strong families, and brilliant caregivers battling cancer in and out of the hospital. Photographed over the course of three years, it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965634256
• ISBN13: 9780965634250
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Woodholme House Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fighting Childhood Cancer

I see children fight cancer day in and day out, as a pediatric oncology nurse. I picked this book up one day at the book store because of the pictures. However, once getting it home and reading it...it depicts a very realistic look into childhood cancer. It is currently on my bookshelf, however, I have read and reread it many times.

This book ROCKS!

I am one of Eli Kahn's sister's best friends, and as someone who carpooled with the Kahns' every day for three years straight, I got to find out just what it was like to go through. Nowadays, when I go over the Kahns' house, Eli has no signs of anything happening to him - and he always beats me at Nintendo 64!

A very nice book to read

I am friends with Eli Kahn and his sister, and ever since kindergarten, I have liked Eli and have experienced what this happens. I remember going to his house in the morning and seeing Eli. It made me worried what would happen to him. Now, just seven years later, I sometimes go over their house, and Eli's just a normal eight-year-old. This book is very touching, and it's a good one too.

An all-too-familiar touching overview of childhood cancer

Being a mother of a son who died from childhood cancer who was treated at John Hopkins, I was drawn to the book for the topic only. I was hoping to see some familiar faces and certain settings that would keep my son in the forefront of my memories. I was suprised that the emotions were captured very realistically, through pictures and words. I felt many of the same feelings and emotions. Remembering how the first few day until the end felt. I recommend this book to anyone that has been touched by childhood illness, especially those who have experienced cancer.

You can't skip reading this book!!!!!

This book explains the "ups" and "downs" of childhood cancer.Three children were followed along "their journey" and, luckily all of them survived. Although people may not know that childhood cancer is a big part of life, today-IT IS. Many more kids are being cured because of new medicines, but it's still a big problem, and children are still dying from it. If you don't read this book, you're missing out on three children's important, breath-taking stories of childhood cancer.