“Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner’s breast cancer” is a comprehensive memoir-chronicle and guide to scientific research, meds and where to get help — and can aid female patients and caregivers even though it’s geared toward male caregivers.
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Quality of Life Commission cites decade of pro-green work by author of 'Rollercoaster'Praise, as the needlepoint goes, has always warmed "the cockles of my heart."That's true even though I don't have a clue where the cockles (actually clams, if you really want to...
Reviewers give 'Rollercoaster' five stars, say it's 'frank,' 'eloquent' and a 'must read'Readers are giving "Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner's breast cancer" — the new VitalityPress book I, Woody Weingarten, wrote about being a male caregiver —...
Support group for male breast cancer caregivers still going strong after two decadesMarin Man to Man is a weekly support group I've been running for almost 20 years.It's for men whose partners have or had breast cancer or some other life-threatening disease.I, Woody...
Writer's eyes mist up at end of a flawless day as he re-reads dedications in 'Rollercoaster'Thanksgiving Day 2014 is gone. So's the bird. And the cranberries.But the good feelings linger on.The holiday started with my wife, Nancy Fox, and I in our hot tub splitting 20...
Breast cancer upshot — a grateful patient who survived, a grateful surviving caregiverThanksgiving is but a blink and a quarter away.Which triggers thoughts about what I'm grateful for (parallel, I expect, to what most folks living in these United States...
Woody Weingarten ending a 10-year stint as Quality of Life commissioner, relishes legacyAfter spending a significant, fruitful decade on the environmentally-oriented San Anselmo Quality of Life Commission, I, Woody Weingarten, have resigned effective Nov. 30,...
Humorous photos don't appear in 'Rollercoaster' but helped couple deal with hair lossRhoda Draws in her studio.Humor can help patients and caregivers cope.So can artistic flights of fancy.At a time when her breast cancer and chemo-induced loss of hair turned my wife,...
First 'Rollercoaster' purchaser is male breast cancer survivor and a support group advocateThe very first buyer of my book, "Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner's breast cancer," was somewhat of a surprise.He wasn't a caregiver for his wife. He was a...
'Rollercoaster' available now, in paperback or Kindle edition, after merely 6,341 updatesOnly 20 years in the making.Only 6,341 tweaks, updates, corrections and other changes before it was "ready for prime time."Now, as of Nov. 1, 2014, "Rollercoaster: How a man...
Disabilities don't limit pianist or dancer from jointly performing 'Taptoe Through the Tulips' Nancy Fox, who is celebrating 20 years of being breast cancer free, marked her recent 75th birthday in a unique — and extra-special — way.My wife, in effect the heroine...