Hell & Back

<p><strong>How do you save lives while fighting for your own?</strong></p><p>At just 37 Dr. Tali Lando Aronoff was thriving as a pediatric airway surgeon a wife and the mother of three young daughters. Then in the span of one harrowing week just months after premature delivery of her youngest child she learned her father was dying of brain cancer ... and she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. Accustomed to being in control (in the operating room and beyond) Dr. Lando's life became decidedly out of control.</p><p>With grit candor and surprising humor <em>Hell & Back</em> takes readers inside the dual worlds of doctor and patient charting a course through mastectomy chemotherapy radiation and recovery.</p><p><strong>Inside this powerful memoir you'll discover:</strong></p>A rare insider's view of medicine from both sides of the scalpelHonest unsparing accounts of cancer treatment from nipple reconstruction to radiation fatigueThe unexpected humor and humanity that can surface even in the darkest momentsReflections on resilience family and the bonds that sustain us.<p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>A brilliant raw entertaining book for the entire cancer community: </strong>patients families friends doctors nurses radiation and chemotherapy techs and more. What's it <em>really</em> like to juggle life work and cancer? This book gives it to you straight with a dose of humor. For the recently diagnosed those in the thick of the battle or post-treatment. <em>Hell & Back</em> is a hilariously funny uplifting heartfelt and enlightening guide to the roller-coaster ride of cancer diagnosis and treatment - told from the viewpoint of the physician-patient.</p><p> </p><p>Readable and snackable (even when you're nauseated) - a cancer memoir designed for the waiting room the chemo suite the train the plane or a weekend in bed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Hell & Back</em></strong></p><p>A moving impressively upbeat tour of a struggle with life-threatening disease. - <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p>Candid and honest ... her perspective as a doctor shines through. Heartwarming and filled with truth. I laughed out loud. Patients will surely benefit. - <em>Subuhee Hussein MD Oncologist</em></p><p>Healthcare providers can learn a lot from reading this book. It's so important to understand the full impact of this illness on the patients we care for ... Dr. Lando is a surgeon and outstanding writer. - <em>Carolyn Wasserheit MD Oncologist</em></p><p>Loved it! Totally relatable and informative. F*@K CANCER! - <em>Sara H. Breast Cancer Survivor</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Also by Dr. Tali Lando ...</strong></p><p>Don't miss Dr. Lando's second book <em>Breathless: Surgical Tales from the Brink (and Back)</em> where her riveting story continues ... in the operating room and beyond. <em>Breathless </em>is a powerful unflinching and deeply human exploration of life and death in the pediatric operating room. In this gripping collection of 19 exquisitely rendered chapters Dr. Lando shares unforgettable tales of tiny preemies trauma victims surgical miracles and heartbreaking losses. An unparalleled book for story lovers and would-be surgeons.</p><p> </p>