Summary

The author, Dr. Raymond W. Brandt, a scientist, has been a cancer patient through three cancer battles. He brings both his experiences in management of his cancers and his knowledge within the cancer field together. Dr. Brandt, in addition to following traditional cancer therapies, has researched and applied some of his own non-traditional remedies. Above all, the author brings his personal experience as a Christian writer into the weaving of an informative book written for the 95 percentile reader skill and comprehension.

This book sets forth a comparative between those cancer patients who battle their cancer without a regard or faith in God and those cancer patients who battle their respective cancers with a strong faith in God. It is a no-nonsense review and interview of patients who seem to disregard any power greater than themselves, and those cancer patients and their families who witness a strong belief in a Triune God. The book is applied to all ages of cancer victims.

The book is a blend of Dr. Brandt’s knowledge and experiences blended with interviews and letters from cancer patients. To add some relief to otherwise heavy reading, poems about cancer have been interjected. The book shows compassion, sensitivity, and discipline for cancer victims, all of which are necessary ingredients to bring a worthy book to a cancer patient reader.

The book also speaks to the family members, care givers, professional staff, and friends. The book is a necessary reading text for the entire community of people that would be valued helpers to cancer patients.

The perspective of this book is a rare review of the plights suffered by cancer patients and the effect that a belief in God has upon the coping and healing of cancer patients. It is the role which religious faith plays during the therapies, traditional and non-traditional, which evidences the attitude while coping and healing. The book clearly sets forth that patients without faith "go out kicking" and cursing the very God which they deny exists. Those who are in faith, go more calmly and peacefully, accepting their cancer struggles more readily.

Raymond W. Brandt, an identical twin to Robert, was born to a German speaking family in N.W. Ohio. Dr. Brandt’s twin was killed by accidental 7200 volt electric shock at their age 20, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Due to being financially poor Raymond and Robert tool employment at a high risk summer job to raise funds for their college tuition. The twins loved children, thus Robert planned to become a Lutheran

In recent years, Dr. Brandt founded Twinless Twins Support Group, International, having now 1900+ survivor twins in membership. He was founder and editor of Twinsworld Magazine, the world’s first magazine for multiple birthed persons. He writes Christian poetry and most recently authored and published the book: “Crucifixion To Resurrection.” Dr. Brandt designs his own art covers for his books which is art printed and framed for sale at Christian art stores.

Due to being a cancer patient for nine years he has authored and published “Cancer and Christ”, which draws a parallel between cancer victims who battle cancer without a belief in any things except perhaps themselves as compared to those cancer victims who battle cancer with a firm belief in God. The book cites the beneficial results in the coping with and healing of cancer.

To serve as a text for counseling the loss of a twin Dr. Brandt has written and published a book: TWIN LOSS, a 430 page manual for the management of grief and loneliness resulting from the loss of a twin. Dr. Brandt has appeared as a guest on 26 national and international TV programs and interviewed o many radio and news programs about the effect of twin loss due to utero bonding of twins. He has also stated in magazines and news releases regarding his beliefs as a Twinless scientist on the issues of the cloning of humans into twins.

Order Information

ISBN: 0971000409 || Paperback || 6 x 9 || 165 pages