Light hearted short stories for cancer patient?

pburges · Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:01 am

Hello everyone, happy to have found this spot, hope someone can help me out.

I am looking for some suggestions for light hearted/inspirational short stories or children's books. Emphasis on short, three hundred page novels won't work for my needs. They will end up as audiobooks so good art work is wasted on me.

Its for my mom who has breast and bone cancer. She has had a lot of chemo and radiation to her head and now has a very hard time getting out of bed or concentrating for any period of time. Furthermore, English isn't her first or second language so heavy material is just going to confuse her.

I don't think she will be interested in any like "chicken soup for the cancerous soul" or blatent self help books. She has enough of those. And they don't have to focus on overcoming cancer. I am hoping to find some titles that will comfort and make her smile. She is so bored being bed all day and I want her to have some small comforts to raise her spirits.

Something akin to the short stories by Robert Munch or 'Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand' is what I hope to find more of. Though I am hoping to find some that aren't written specifically for children. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

heledd · Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:29 am

Hmm. Sometimes I get so frazzled in reading more serious books I seek refuge in really light stuff. Like Sophie Kinsella (I think her name is) and the shopaholics series. But I also really enjoy children's books too (Like Charlotte's Web). Anyone else got any suggestions?

heledd · Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:29 am

Oh and don't forget Roald Dahl!

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pburges · Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:57 am

Thank you for the suggestions Heledd

I originally thought Roald Dahl may be too dark and unsentimental. But I'm sure there are some suitable titles if I sort through his work.

I will look into Sophie Kinsella. My mother is quite old fashioned so I am not sure if she will be able to relate to the material but its worth my time. Charlotte's Web may be a good story for her, though I remember balling my eyes out reading it years ago. I hadn't thought of that.

A big concern with me is her concentration level. Some times she struggles just to maintain a conversation with me. I am looking into music as well but she used to read a great deal before her cancer treatments so I am trying to stimulate that.

As for the accounts... I struggled for longer than I want to admit getting an account made that allowed me to log in so I could post my question here. I'm not sure why it was so difficult. I am over seas right now so maybe that has something to do with it.

jamsebrown · Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:18 am

It is my mother has breast cancer and bone cancer. She has a lot of chemotherapy and radiation to her head, and now there is a very difficult time, get out of bed, or for any period of time set. In addition, English is not her first or second language, so the weight of material just to confuse her.

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