{"product_id":"saving-jack-jack-d-willis-9780806138954","title":"Saving Jack: A Man's Struggle with Breast Cancer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA moving account of breast cancer from a surprising perspective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt isn't just a woman's disease: few men stop to consider it, but one in a thousand males contracts breast cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaving Jack\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving first-person account of a man's experience with breast cancer. In a tale of challenge and adversity, Jack Willis relates his personal experience, from first feeling a pea-sized nodule in his breast to being diagnosed, from mastectomy and chemotherapy treatments to positive prognosis. And in telling candidly of his struggles, he conveys his renewed appreciation of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile there is no shortage of books devoted to helping women with breast cancer, this is the first to address the apprehensions faced by men who contract the disease. As he describes the physical and emotional roller coaster on which he suddenly found himself, Willis shares with readers--especially other new cancer victims--some of the things he and his family didn't know about cancer when he was diagnosed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a compelling story of faith, fear, and sometimes just getting through one long day of chemo, Willis shows that cancer is a family disease, affecting spouses and children as well as victims. For anyone whose family has been devastated by this frightening diagnosis, \u003cem\u003eSaving Jack\u003c\/em\u003e offers a ray of hope--and for men who face this unexpected disease, it offers a much needed source of strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack D. Willis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806138955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806138954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.58h x 4.97w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/10\/2008 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2008 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2008","brand":"Jack D. Willis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926252650751,"sku":"9780806138954","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_75cde8b8-fe2f-4399-a10f-5b364d1e1eaa.jpg?v=1681082045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saving-jack-jack-d-willis-9780806138954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}