Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas: Making Sense of Diagnosis, Treatment & Options

When I was diagnosed with NH Lymphoma in October 2005, I promptly bought this book. What a lifesaver! This book covers everything a newly diagnosed patient could want. From initial diagnosis, this book takes the patient through all of the different kinds of Non Hodgkins Lymphomas. It tells the patient in detail the kinds of tests that your doctor will most likely order and even give you information on how painful the tests will be. Then it goes into detail on all of the different types of chemotherapy you might undergo as well as radiation therapy, surgeries and biopsies. It takes a tremendous amount of the fear away that a patient has. When I started chemotherapy, the book was right there at my side answering every question that I had. If I had a strange reaction, I reached for the book and sure enough, there was an explanation. Remember, forewarned is forearmed! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is touched by Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma whether it is a patient or a caregiver.

This book can be recommended to anyone whose life has been changed forever by a diagnosis of NHL. If one is filled with trepidation, not wanting to read the cold, hard facts, he/she can be reassured that reading this particular book will only help one understand and cope with the disease, not scare them to death. Had it been available when I was first diagnosed, I would have found in one place all the information it took me over two years to gather on my own. It sits by my computer, as necessary as my dictionary for reference. Thank you, Lorraine Johnston, for writing this!

This is a wonderful, must-have book for any NHL patient. It reads like almost like novel, giving accurate, easy to understand information. I especially like the quotes and antecdotes from the patients themselves; people who have been through it, who "get it"...in their own words. A fantastic resource.

How I wish this book had been available when I first received my diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1996. It would have answered all those questions I did not even know were lurking in my mind and have taken nearly three years to answer! This book is beautifully and sensitively written; the information is right up-to-date; all aspects of NHL are well-covered. I honestly do not think that the job of communicating about this particular variety of cancer could have been done better. Bravo Lorraine!