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Kim Pook (101 KP) rated Irreplaceable You (2018) in Movies

Dec 18, 2020  
Irreplaceable You (2018)
Irreplaceable You (2018)
2018 | Drama
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Most films about cancer end with the patient dying, but this one starts with her already passed. We are then thrown into how Abigail and Sam first met, right back from the first time Abigail bit Sam as a child.
One day when Abigail goes to the Dr's thinking she is pregnant, she learns she is not pregnant but has stage 4 cancer. Even though it's mentioned at the start, you still feel so sad for her as the couple are so young and happy.
After going to a cancer support group, Abi worries that Sam will go through 'a slut phase' after she's gone, so she sets about trying to find him a new girlfriend.
I thought the movie was mediocre at best. There was a few scenes with over the top humour which ruined the feel of the movie for me. For example the scenes with the Dr at the hospital and the support group, the awful cheesy humour was not necessary. I did enjoy the scenes with Abi and Myran though, but I felt there was no chemistry between Abi and Sam which was a real shame.
  
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Rufus Wainwright recommended The Magic Mountain in Books (curated)

 
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain
Thomas Mann | 2021
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I read this while my mother was ill, dying from cancer, and she decided to try to read it as well. We often shared books and music and so forth, but she couldn’t get through it because it was just too personal and too real. She had to put that book down; it’s pretty sad.”"

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Merissa (12066 KP) created a post

Mar 16, 2022  
"The Light in the Darkness is a must-have companion for anyone living with a serious illness, or caring for a loved one with such an illness."

NBtM & #Giveaway: The Light in the Darkness: Musings on Living With Cancer by Jo St Leon - @Archaeolibrary, @GoddessFish, #BodyMindSpirit, #Inspirational, #PersonalGrowth,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/thelightinthedarkness-musingsonlivingwithcancerbyjostleon
      
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose in Books

Nov 20, 2017  
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Joe Biden | 2017 | Biography
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Poignant, humanising a politician
Listening to Joe Biden's frank and open memoir dealing with his son's cancer and bereavement is heartfelt, especially as it is read by himself.

Unlike most books by politicians, "Promise Me, Dad" is committed to communicating to us the values and principles of a family man who happens to have been a senior member of government.

His most compelling narration comes in the form of him discussing his hopes, fears, dreams and nightmares through which a family succumbs while dealing with cancer. I became emotional listening to him break down while discussing the death of his son - his voice audibly trembles which is why the audiobook gives a whole new depth to the biography.

Warm, insightful and thought-provoking.
  
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Danielle Harris (16 KP) rated The Diary of a Broken Father: Prequel to Closure in Books

Oct 17, 2018  
The Diary of a Broken Father: Prequel to Closure
The Diary of a Broken Father: Prequel to Closure
Sylvia Stein | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is goes with the book Closure. Sylvia Stein really knows how to capture her readers. I got this in audio, and the narrator is amazing as well.

Garrison is Sara's father. He is struggling with addiction of alcohol. After losing his wife to cancer.

Again this is a powerful story and I recommend this story to everyone.