A therapeutic book is a book that says the things you've always wanted to say and never got round to put to paper, although you wish you'd written them yourself. When the taboo of the illness is overcome and only the reality of the experience remains, raw and strong and oh-so-very-there, only then can a person come to terms with how much a life-changing experience this has been.

I don't know whether I'm past the taboo stage yet, having had little first-hand experience with this illness (my grandma and a few relatives died of cancer, but I was too young to understand all the implications), so I think I'm probably going to buy and read this book, in order to be able to understand a bit more about this topic and avoid being the stupid one who talks about stuff she doesn't know when I'm around people who have dealt or are dealing with it.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure this book will make a very interesting read.