Press release
It's Not Just Me That Feels This way
When cancer patient Kate Clarke opened ‘Bangers and Mash’ she was looking for some help.
Newly single with three young children, 41-year old Kate had just been diagnosed with a cancer in her sinus and was feeling very alone.
Author Keith Hern wrote Bangers and Mash for just this reason – his first-hand account of throat cancer doesn’t pull any punches, but, heavily illustrated with photographs of every stage of the treatment, is intended to help de-mystify the process and take away some of the fear.
Now nearing the end of her treatment, Kate credits the book with making a huge difference to they way she faced up to it. “The official medical information is very thorough, but the difference with this book is that it was another person I could relate to. I could think: “it’s not just me that feels this way”.
Cancer diaries are not new, but this book goes further by illustrating the text with step-by-step pictures, an important reassurance in their own right, as Kate explains: “to see photos of how Keith looked during treatment and some time afterwards was really important. The medics have to explain the worst-case scenarios, so seeing a positive outcome was what I needed.”
Judging by the rave reviews the book has received so far (check out the Amazon site) Kate is not alone in feeling this way.