Review of Lifeline

[Miriam nkere]

I am glad that the author has found the strength to turn even one difficult life story into an inspiring book from which important life lessons can be learned.

Exactly a lot of lessons, thanks for your comment.

[Miriam nkere]

It's true that the pharmaceutical industry rakes in a lot of money. And it isn't just as a result of cancer treatment drugs. They make large profits by selling medications for chronic ailments too. So, yes, I do believe we should all try to eat healthier foods as much as we can afford.

Thank you for your insightful review.

Yes no doubt about other chronic diseases but making it very very expensive and it wont cure is very unfair. Thanks

[Ngozi Onyibor]

What a profound book. Cancer is a scary disease and I hope the author's wife made it. It's a shame that some people place money above human life.

[Sou Hi]

Thanks for your informative review. Doctors are also human, so it's natural that they make mistakes or are unable to save their patients. However, if they do that purposely for money, that's practically a crime.

[Jacques Mwashuma]

Capitalism has influenced even those that swear the Thaddeus Oath, something that is totally inhumane. To be humiliated while seeking treatment for a loved one is one of the causes that disenfranchises professionals and makes them turn to acts of terrorism. A great review that makes one self aware of their actions and how they affect others.

[Hannah Fabro]

Sometimes, pharmaceutical industry could be disappointing. But I'm not making it general. There are just some doctors that are disappointing.

[TheMazeRunner]

Definitely a tough read. I think I will skip this one. Great and honest review!

[Black Jewel]

I am a cancer survivor, but mine was thyroid. I knew when mine started swelling that it was most likely cancer. This was in November of 2015. I went to the doctor repeatedly, begging for it to be removed, but they kept throwing more and more thyroid meds at me, telling me there was no reason to believe it was cancerous. I finally convinced my doctor to get me into an endo (this was in February.) Because I was deemed non emergency, I didn't get an appointment until June 2016. I pushed that doctor for a removal surgery, and she finally agreed, after much argument. She didn't believe I needed removal, just more meds. I saw a surgeon in July, and he argued with me too. Finally had my thyroid removed in August. By that time, I couldn't eat, couldn't breath. I was being suffocated by my own thyroid.

They biopsied the thyroid after it was removed (it weighed 70 grams when a healthy female of my age should have a thyroid weighing 14.5 grams), and it was cancerous deep in the core where a regular thyroid biopsy would not have found it.

Long story short, I hate doctors due to their unwillingness to actually get off their rears and help a patient. They think they know absolutely everything, when it truth, they know almost nothing.

Great review.