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Synopsis
Faced with a desperately hard battle against cancer, Ivan decided he would like to share his experiences with readers of the BBC News website. He hoped it could help demystify a disease that touches so many lives, and would allow people across the world to discuss the disease and share their experiences. From then, Ivan wrote a regular, deeply moving diary outlining his battle against the tumour. He endured two major brain operations, chemotherapy and various experimental treatments in his extraordinary fight for survival. He also married his German born girlfriend and they celebrated the birth of their second child. Throughout the two years, the diary received thousands of e-mails from people around the world. Many of them are published in this book. It is impossible to read them without being deeply moved - messages of support to Ivan, people's experiences, stories of hope. One of the most remarkable aspects of the regular diary has been this amazing coming together of so many people around the world.

About the Author
Ivan was born in Leeds in 1967 and spent his childhood in Luton and Leeds.
He studied German at Aston University in Birmingham and lived and worked in
what was then East Germany. After graduating, he joined BBC Monitoring as a
sub-editor and went on to become an internet journalism trainer at the World
Service. Ivan's last job was as a science and technology writer on the BBC
News website. After been diagnosed with malignant brain tumour in 2002 he
began to write a column on BBC online recording his treatment, feelings and
life. He died in January 2005. He leaves behind a widow, and a young
daughter and
son.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Tragic but inspiring, 1 Jun 2005 By A Customer Ivan's book is a great memorial to him and to the great courage with which he dealt with his illness. His column on the BBC news website was inspirational and helped many dealing with the same types of disease. I would recommend this book to anyone as a support and a reminder of how lucky individuals are to have their health and to remind us that we have this terrible killer of cancer still in our midst. I feel for Ivan's wife and children but they will be able to look back with great pride to their father's legacy.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Fantastic! Funny, sad, inspiring., 4 Jan 2006 By  "edentrinity" - See all my reviews I really enjoyed this book. I followed Ivan's diary, that was on the BBC News Online website, religiously. I even contributed to it on an number of occasions. This book had me laughing, crying and made me come away from reading it feeling inspired. I picked it up and read it in two days. Definitely recommend.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   Prepare to shed a tear, 28 Jan 2006 By  "gapsam" - See all my reviews I followed Ivans story on the web and found his courage inspirational and humbling. HIs story makes you think about the important things in life and not to worry about the small things.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 6 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews inspirational I was one of the thousands who followed Ivan's progress for two and a half years in his column on the BBC news website, and I remember being inspired and even uplifted by his... Read more Published on 8 Aug 2005 Hope... This book inspires hope for people suffering from any illness. Ivan was a truly gifted human being, and the book, which covers some of his online diary on the BBC is really just a... Read more Published on 6 Jun 2005 Moving I followed Ivan's diaries from the outset on the BBC News website. This book is a superb memorial to the courage and strength he showed, well put together with additional comments... Read more Published on 3 May 2005 by DJM Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 6 customer reviews...