Reviews for Growing up with Joey: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Disability and Her Family's Triumph

The average rating for Growing up with Joey: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Disability and Her Family's Triumph based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-02-15 00:00:00 Marla Deese These ten ladies who had various stages of breast cancer and different treatments for it. They have courage and I admire them and respect their strength and willingness to try to inspire others. That said, the writing was dry and disappointing as if perhaps the same person told the stories for the patients. The amount of detail in their stories was very superficial and unhelpful to me as a fellow cancer patient and friend of other cancer patients. I found the overall tone of the book unrealistic and simplistic. These patients deserved a better collaborator and editor who could encourage them to tell more empathetic stories and involve the reader in a genuine way. As for the title? There is nothing presented that shows "outrageous" qualities about these women's journey through cancer, at least from what I can determine via the simplistic way their stories are told and the flat affect with which they are conveyed. These were ten stories which could have made a tremendous difference for fellow cancer patients. In short, the way the writing was handled wasted a great deal of the tremendous potential of these stories.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-01-24 00:00:00 Lonny Parr I found this book very helpful. I am currently going through treatment for breast cancer. I found the stories to be informative and encouraging. They don't sugar coat their experiences. They are honest about the ups and the downs. It was helpful to me to hear the war stories of a group of survivors. However, if you are looking for survivor stories because you are currently going through treatment or know someone who is there are few things to consider before reading this book. This is not a book about young women diagnosed with breast cancer. The youngest age at diagnoses is 45. The majority of these women have a particular type of breast cancer: ductal carcinoma. Many, perhaps all of them, are involved with one particular support group: The Wellness Community. If you are looking for stories/experiences that fit certain parameters, this might not be the book for you. However, the stories are poignant. Regardless of the type of cancer, some of the challenges, fears and frustrations are the same. If you are looking for stories of courage, told with honesty and humor then this is a good read for you.