Review of First Survivor
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Review of First Survivor
[Following is a volunteer review of "First Survivor" by Mark Unger.]
When couples get married and have children, they want to enjoy seeing them grow, having their own families, and making their way through life. What they don't foresee is that their children could be diagnosed with an incurable disease at a young age and would have to fight to stay alive. This would be the difficult journey of Louis Unger, who would be diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that usually develops from immature nerve cells and affects adrenal glands and the spine.
In his book, First Survivor, The Impossible Childhood Cancer Breakthrough, by Mark Unger, Louis's dad, along with his mom, Mary Ellen, painstakingly describe their son's arduous path of insurmountable odds against what is determined to be an incurable disease. Readers will be introduced to the Unger Protocol, a breakthrough treatment that eventually increases the survival rate of brain relapses in children. So, if you think you're having a bad day, let Louis and his good friend Bob the Builder revitalize your thoughts. You will laugh and cry along with Louis and his family, cheering him on to victory to overcoming an extreme path not of his choosing.
This book was well-edited, and I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars. Although numerous medical terms and procedures are introduced to the readers, the author explains them in a way that is easy to interpret and understand. It became a grueling day-to-day account of an experience that no three-year-old child should ever have to endure. The author took great care in describing them in the simplest terms possible, which at times seemed terrifying as he wrote them in real time.
It took me a while to review this book. I stopped and started several times as two of my close family members had cancer, but not the type Louis had. The effects of cancer change everything normal in life as you currently know it. You must constantly adjust to stabilize your daily routine and ultimately survive. Louis Unger became a true trailblazer on his difficult journey to survive, and he did.
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First Survivor
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When couples get married and have children, they want to enjoy seeing them grow, having their own families, and making their way through life. What they don't foresee is that their children could be diagnosed with an incurable disease at a young age and would have to fight to stay alive. This would be the difficult journey of Louis Unger, who would be diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that usually develops from immature nerve cells and affects adrenal glands and the spine.
In his book, First Survivor, The Impossible Childhood Cancer Breakthrough, by Mark Unger, Louis's dad, along with his mom, Mary Ellen, painstakingly describe their son's arduous path of insurmountable odds against what is determined to be an incurable disease. Readers will be introduced to the Unger Protocol, a breakthrough treatment that eventually increases the survival rate of brain relapses in children. So, if you think you're having a bad day, let Louis and his good friend Bob the Builder revitalize your thoughts. You will laugh and cry along with Louis and his family, cheering him on to victory to overcoming an extreme path not of his choosing.
This book was well-edited, and I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars. Although numerous medical terms and procedures are introduced to the readers, the author explains them in a way that is easy to interpret and understand. It became a grueling day-to-day account of an experience that no three-year-old child should ever have to endure. The author took great care in describing them in the simplest terms possible, which at times seemed terrifying as he wrote them in real time.
It took me a while to review this book. I stopped and started several times as two of my close family members had cancer, but not the type Louis had. The effects of cancer change everything normal in life as you currently know it. You must constantly adjust to stabilize your daily routine and ultimately survive. Louis Unger became a true trailblazer on his difficult journey to survive, and he did.
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First Survivor
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