The cW Library: Fall 2021
CW LIBRARY
Flipping through the pages of issue 12’s featured books will unveil the possibility of a well-balanced and full life at any point in your cancer journey. Take a peek!

Dharmify by Hargobind Khalsa

In this unique life guide, Khalsa identifies the best practices for one to “get your mind right, your business tight, be a love light, so you feel alright.” It’s the sort of advice cancer warriors, thrivers and supporters can equally enjoy.

“Dharmify” is available on amazon.com.

Cancer R.I.P.: The Ultimate Fight by Steve Kelly

Entrepreneur and real estate developer Steve Kelly wasn’t going to let a brain cancer diagnosis stop him from living a full life. In this uplifting memoir, Kelly details how cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence and the lessons he has learned along the way to live a life of abundance.

“Cancer R.I.P.: The Ultimate Fight” is available on barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com

Moving Through Cancer by Dr. Kathryn Schmitz

This 21-day program and guide, developed by Kathryn Schmitz, Ph.D., MPH, FACSM, the director of the Oncology, Nutrition and Exercise group at the Penn State Cancer Institute, aims to take cancer patients from warriors to thrivers. Strength training and exercise are the core of Schmitz’s plan, things cW has detailed positively in our pages.

“Moving Through Cancer” is available wherever books are sold. 

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

In love and then living in Paris, Jaouad’s post-collegiate life as a war correspondent was just about to take off when she was diagnosed with leukemia. After four years battling the disease, Jaouad was ready to move on, but as any thriver knows, the post-cancer battle can be even more complicated than the initial diagnosis. In this riveting and tender debut (which has been celebrated by esteemed authors like Elizabeth Gilbert and Kiese Laymon), Jaouad details how a 100 day, 15,000 mile road trip would change her life forever.

“Between Two Kingdoms” is available wherever books are sold. 

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Organizations We Support

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Super Clean Solution: Spring 2023 (Brought to You by Stage)

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microplastics
Cancer & Environment

Tiny Particles, Huge Problems

All plastic products shed “microplastics” — minute particles that are infiltrating the water we drink, the air we breathe and even our own bodies. Research into the effects of microplastics is still young, but signs point to potentially devastating long-term impacts on the environment and human health.

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Roots and Wings Foundation
(Y)our Stories

The Light Ahead

Roots & Wings Foundation raises awareness about metastatic breast cancer (MBC), connecting those diagnosed with integrative therapies to help them live longer, healthier lives.

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PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
Complementary Medicine

Let There Be Light

Photodynamic therapy, previously only used for esophogeal and lung cancer, offers new treatment options for aggressive cancers in new trials.

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