What are the top ten overall lessons of the book?
Lesson One: Take the wheel—it’s your journey! Diane sought ways be an active agent in her journey with cancer, not just a passenger in a car driven by professionals. She did not accept medical advice passively—she and Bill researched widely, sought second opinions, and talked to those with alternative approaches. As Diane neared the end of her life, she and Bill explored ways to make dying at home possible. Not wanting to leave the care of her body solely in the hands of a mortician, she and Bill interviewed funeral homes until they found a mortician willing to accommodate her wishes. Likewise, she planned her memorial service carefully and creatively. Lesson Two: A deliberate pace can be better than a rushed decision when choosing a path for medical treatment. When cancer is diagnosed, the tendency of the medical establishment is to rush into surgery, start chemotherapy, and throw everything possible at the disease. Timeliness is, of course, an important consideration given that cance
