{"product_id":"my-journey-michael-barker-9781491789131","title":"My Journey: A Worm's Eye View of Cancer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRetired, seventy-six-year-old Michael Barker was living the good life in beautiful Vermont. He sailed on Lake Champlain, played tennis in the summer, skied and snow-shoed in the winter, and enjoyed the glories of mountain living at its best. Then cancer struck. In 2014, Barker was diagnosed with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and he needed treatment quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn My Journey: A Worm's Eye View of Cancer, he narrates the story of his diagnosis and treatment. Barker offers an example of one person dealing with a totally unexpected life-threatening disease. He tells what it was like to suddenly discover he had such an illness, how the treatment evolved, and what was good to know about doctors and hospitals before undergoing treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarker shares the view from the patient's limited elevation, very near the bottom, once the treatments started. My Journey: A Worm's Eye View of Cancer exposes some of the peculiarities of the medical system that can only be revealed from the bottom up, from the humble patient, one man who knew what it felt like to be a single, hurting cancer patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Barker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491789131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491789131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Michael Barker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445184016639,"sku":"9781491789131","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2111c214-8f08-44af-a684-73c36c575eb9.jpg?v=1777217071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-journey-michael-barker-9781491789131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}