
How to Live When You Could Be Dead (Hardback)
Deborah James (author)Published: 18/08/2022

The journalist and podcast host tells her inspirational and courageous story of living with incurable bowel cancer and how developing a positive mindset was key to enabling her to cope with her diagnosis.
I'm alive when I should be dead. In another movie, I missed the sliding door and departed this wondrous life long ago. Like so many others, I've had to learn to live not knowing if I have a tomorrow, because, statistically, I shouldn't have. At the age of 35, I was blindsided by incurable bowel cancer - I was given a less than 8% chance of surviving five years. More than five years later, my only option is to live in the now and to value one day at a time.
So how do you flip your mind from a negative spiral into realistic and rebellious hope? How do you stop focusing on the why and realise that 'why not me' is just as valid a question? How we learn to respond to any given situation empowers us or destroys us. We have the ability in our minds to dictate our own outcomes - bad or good - and with the right skills and approach, we can be the master of our lives.
How to Live When You Could Be Dead will show you how. It will awaken you to question your life as if you didn't have a tomorrow and live it in the way you want to today. It will show you how to build a positive mindset and, through this, invite you to think about what you could do if you believed you could do anything you want.
£3 per book sold in the UK will go to Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089464) Scotland (SC041666) Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247).
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781785043598
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 359 g
Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 25 mm
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'Dame Deborah James dedicated her life to helping others... with this book she will reach so many more, providing rebellious hope to the darkest of nights, and quite possibly changing how we think about death forever' - Chrissie Watson, author of The Language of Kindness
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“Such a positive and moving book”
I ordered this book after seeing Deborah promote it before her death and also because of the charitable contribution.
It has a nice mix of tips on mindset and positivity as well as how she personally has handled her...
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“A lesson to be learnt for everyone”
After following Deborah and her journey I felt compelled to read this book and once it arrived I could not put it down. Through laughter and tears there is something in this story for everyone whether it be medical... More
“Brave & bold”
became aware of Deborah James a few years ago on social media through her podcast , 'You, Me and the Big C', and the sad death of her friend and fellow podcaster Rachael Bland. I immediately loved her... More
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