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They were not.
"I'm feeling fine now," many said.
"That's all in the past and I don't want
to relive it."
Others insisted they didn't "know
how to write" or it would be "too much
work." He did receive about 70 contri-
butions, and many were good.
They also were, in one way, very
much alike. Contributors "were
African-American and Caucasian,
highly educated and not so educated,
professionals and not, younger, older,
optimists and pessimists, an array
of personalities:' Dr. Nathanson said.
"And there was a theme: This [cancer]
was horrendous, terrible when they
first got the diagnosis. Many were so
terrified they didn't think they would
survive.
"But then everyone had same
reaction when it was over: They had
endured. They were alive. That's when
all the hope comes out, the feeling of
`Gee, I made it' and 'I did it and this is
the beginning of the rest of my life."'
Thus the title.
Catch It Early
The writers were not big-name celeb-
rities; "They're the people you meet in
the mall and at dinner parties. They're
ordinary people. But they go through
all this, experience all these emotions
and feelings; and finally it gets to a
point where they are in the mode of
hope and feeling great, and that's the
miracle:'
If caught early, cancer often can be
successfully treated. The beginning,
though, is deadly.
"If you hear the words, `You have
cancer, you immediately jump to the
conclusion that you're going to die Dr.
Nathanson said.
"So you're terrified': even though
statistics show that senior citizens
with a broken hip have a higher mor-
tality rate than women, of any age,
with breast cancer. If breast cancer is
caught early, in fact, and not recurrent,
the average woman has a 90-percent
survival rate.
Still, "What a horrible job you've
got!" is what Dr. Nathanson usually
hears when he tells people his profes-
sion.
"On the contrary:' he always
responds. "It's the most rewarding
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or health-conscious parents,
Halloween can be tricky. Do
you set limits? Do you let kids
decide how much to eat?
"There isn't just one right answer':
said Dr. Mary Gavin, pediatrician and
medical editor for KidsHealth.org , a
Web site for children's health informa-
tion. "Parents should use their best
judgment, given what they know about
their child's personality and eating
habits.
Holiday tips:
•Eat before: Serve a healthy meal
before trick-or-treating so kids aren't
hungry when the candy starts coming in.
• Out of sight: Know how much
candy your child has collected and
store it somewhere other than the
child's room. Having it so handy can
be an irresistible temptation for some
kids.
• Be lenient: Consider being some-
what lenient about candy eating on
Halloween, within reason, and talk
with your child about how the rest of
the candy will be handled. Candy and
snacks shouldn't get in the way of your
child eating healthy meals.
• Buy back: If you'd like to reduce
the Halloween stash, consider buy-
ing back some or all of the remaining
Halloween candy. This acknowledges
the candy belongs to the child and
provides a treat in the form of a little
spending money.
• Be a role model: Eat Halloween
candy in moderation. To help avoid
temptation, buy your candy at the last
minute and get rid of any leftovers.
Parents can also consider hand-
ing out alternatives such as non-food
treats (stickers, toys, temporary tat-
toos, false teeth or little bottles of
bubbles), healthy snacks (small bags
of pretzels, trail mix, small boxes of
raisins or popcorn), sugar-free candy
or a small box of cereal.
For more information about healthy
Halloween habits, visit KidsHealth.org .