{"product_id":"mortal-musings-john-wait-9781913762308","title":"Mortal Musings: Waiting for Dawn","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor many of us, cancer is an inescapable reality. It is estimated that one in two people will be affected by the disease during their life. 'Mortal Musings: Waiting for Dawn' is a moving, thought-provoking and intensely personal account of one man's journey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn October 2016 my indigestion turned out to be cancer. A few days later, the news got worse when it was discovered my cancer was not only rare and incurable, but it was Stage IV and I likely had only a few months to live. A death sentence like that naturally makes you think about your own mortality and what lies beyond. But I was not about to give in to the inevitable. I refused to believe in a no-win scenario. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople say it is always darkest before the dawn, so I set about waiting for the sunrise. Being impatient, I did everything I could to hurry it along. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMortal Musings is about my fight -- physically, mentally and spiritually. It is about hope, faith and denial, how the cancer impacted my life and the lives of those around me, my treatments and the emotional struggle I endured. But it also delves into speculation about what lies ahead, beyond this mortal coil. That I am still here, three years later, is a miracle. That I am now cancer free is even more amazing. As Jimmy Valvano said, \"don't give up, don't ever give up.\" And I didn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e**** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A must-read for anyone affected by this life-changing disease.\" - \u003cb\u003eBethan White, Fade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A powerful testimony of how all of us must accept our own mortality.\" - \u003cb\u003eRichard Denham, Arthur: Shadow of a God\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wait\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913762300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913762308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blkdog Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.15d","brand":"John Wait","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440116707583,"sku":"9781913762308","price":19.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae8b563c-3c2f-451b-8eac-00d6678f3d8d.jpg?v=1777180392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mortal-musings-john-wait-9781913762308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}