Sophie Sabbage was diagnosed with late stage 'incurable' lung cancer in October 2014. She was 48 years old, happily married with a 4-year-old daughter. Since that day - when doctors told Sophie that her prognosis was poor - she has been on a remarkable journey of healing and transformation that has reshaped her vocation as well as changed her life for the better.
The Cancer Whisperer chronicles Sophie's extraordinary relationship with cancer and the methods that she has used for dealing with fear, anger, denial and grief. The essence of 'cancer whispering' was born of Sophie's determination to take cancer off the battlefield and into the classroom. Instead of going to war with it, Sophie has chosen to listen to it, learn from it and choose her own response to it.
Thanks for the recommendation, Gilpat. I'm not sure if I've seen this mentioned before, but it sounds interesting. What are your thoughts on it?
All the best,
Matthew
Macmillan Online Community Team
I listened to the audio book of this a while ago, so can't remember much about it. It did inspire me to be more confident in asking lots of questions and being more proactive in my treatment plan, as this was something I found difficult previously.
My recommendations:
- No Cure for Being Human, by Kate Bowler (briefly made me want to go to DisneyLand)
- F*** You cancer, by Deborah James
These two helped me in coming to terms with having incurable cancer.
Jen 
