Grace Keeps You Going: Spiritual Wisdom from Cancer Survivors

by Mac N. Turnage, Anne Shaw Turnage

Overview

In Grace Keeps You Going: Spiritual Wisdom from Cancer Survivors, cancer survivor Anne Turnage and her husband Mac have compiled an inspiring collection of stories from cancer survivors. This brief volume includes quotations and prayers from cancer survivors and others that provide real insight into the lives of those who are faced with the disease and express the range of emotions experienced by family members and other loved ones who care for them. These heartfelt, heartwarming, and humorous stories are taken from actual events in the lives of those with cancer, giving readers an authentic experience that allows them to share in the grace that lifts the spirits of cancer survivors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664225674
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	Spiritual Wisdom from Cancer Survivors
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Mac N. Turnage was on the faculty of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia, and was the Minister of Pastoral Care at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. He and his wife, Anne Turnage, coauthored More Than You Dare to Ask: The First Year of Living with Cancer and Grace Keeps You Going: Spiritual Wisdom from Cancer Survivors.

Anne Shaw Turnage was diagnosed with colon cancer in the early 1970s and given only a small chance of surviving. Since then she hasfounded CanCare, an organization of more than seven hundred volunteer cancer survivors who offer companionship, support, and hope to others coping with the disease.