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Title: Rituals for Women Coping with Breast Cancer by Rosalie Muschal-Reinhardt, Barbara S. Mitrano, Mary Rose McCarthy, Jeanne Brinkman Grinnan ISBN: 1-890662-10-0 Publisher: Prism Collective Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $12.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A Healing Journey Companion
Comment: This wonderful little book suggests experiences/rituals that validate, guide and support women diagnosed with breast cancer as they travel the often overwhelming terrain from diagnosis to healing journey. Using the myth of Pandora's Box as metaphor, the awareness, sensitivity and power of the writing and simple heart-felt rituals is inspiring. Highly recommended for support groups--both formally sponsored as well as informal gatherings of friends-- and by individuals in a meditative way.

Rating: 5
Summary: A gift to the women of the world
Comment: RIRUALS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER is a gift for everyone! We all know of someone who is coping with this desease, perhaps it's ourself. So we are all asking how are we to be and what are we to do with this life changing experience. For women this is a personal, spiritual, physical and psychological journey. This book of rituals gives form and possibility to live as healthily as we can with breast cancer.

As a minister of spirituality I companion many women who are trying to live with breast cancer, therefore I am also coping with the experience. When I read this book of rituals I imediately ordered several. The authors gently, cretively and wisely make suggestions for rituals that can be reflected upon or acted out by the individual or with another or a group. Often the woman coping with breast cancer is not ready to do so with a group. But she does need to ritualize her feelings. So right in the introduction the authors give this permission to the reader.

If there is a poverty of spirit among women today it is the lack of trusting their own power to ritualize life experiences. We have been, and many still are, co-opted to transfer the power of the ritual to a designated minister...usually a male in the patriarchial religions. But in order to live whole lives women must reclaim their power and creat ritual about all life experiences.

This reclaiming or our power is especially difficult when the experience is a devastating loss. RITUALS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER invites the women or her circle of friends to reclaim this power. One ritual done well, and this book is a brilliant aid in facilitating this, convinces the person or community of the power of ritual.

I highly recommend this book for all women, all ministers and for all communities of care.

Rating: 5
Summary: Touching My Soul
Comment: In 1997 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was frightenedto death! I didn't know where to turn. Sharing with my childrenbrought tears for them and an inability to talk about it. We were all dealing with the possibility of death and I felt like I had no where to go with my fear.

The doctor told me I was lucky because I had ductul carcinoma in situ, which means the cancer was encapsulated. It was also microscopic. Early detection is always the key to the most hopeful situation. After two lumpectomies and 38 radiation treatments I was told that hopefully I would fall into a 96% category for survival. No matter how hopeful the prognosis, one lives with the FEAR every single day of one's life.

My process began in early June and the treatments were completed in early November. The months between were very difficult. IF ONLY THIS BOOK HAD BEEN AVAILABLE THEN to companion me through the emotions, the sounds and the loneliness conjured by this evil!

Acknowledging one's reality, claiming confidence, naming losses, stream of emotions, taming and living with the fear and celebrating hope -- these are all of things that I was yearning to do in my own personal horror. I did not have the language nor the structure to allow myself these simple yet profound opportunities.

Kudos to the Prism Collective for touching my soul and so many others. Rituals for Women Coping with Breast Cancer is the most wonderful, caring, insightful way to touch the lives of the thousands of women who confront the evil beast every day. This offers courage, hope and a great sense of not being alone in the struggle! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.