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by Judith T. Walenta Np (Author), Jane W. Rehl (Editor)
Judith T. Walenta had just begun her new career as a nurse practitioner in Manhattan when she is diagnosed with stage one breast cancer.
Having avoided conventional medicine for years in her own care, she suddenly finds herself diagnosed with a serious-potentially fatal-disease. At first her unwavering faith in holistic healing seems to abandon her and she resigns herself to accepting traditional treatment.
But when her search begins to uncover alternatives, she rejects surgery and chemo and chooses therapies that heal her mind and spirit, as well as her body. In the end, she not only wins her battle against breast cancer, but is also shown that it's possible to live a richer, fuller, more joyous life-even after receiving a life-altering diagnosis.
In this memoir set in 1990 and 1991, the author shares both her very personal journey as she seeks to eradicate the cancer threatening to kill her and a historical perspective on the growth and development of what is commonly called "alternative medicine" today.
Join the author on her journey of spiritual, emotional, and physical healing after the biopsy that changed her life forever.
Author Biography
Judith T. Walenta received a B.A. from Swarthmore College, a B.S. in nursing from Stoney Brook, an M.A. in nursing from N.Y.U., and was certified as a family nurse practitioner by Community General Hospital in Syracuse. She worked in New York City for thirty years at Bellevue, Cabrini Medical Center Home Health Agency, Montefiore, and the Sidney Hillman Health Center, before moving to Northern California where she continued her work as a nurse practitioner. She was also a certified Journey Practitioner having received her training in Australia and England.
