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RE: #5378 –  Four out of Five Stars

Reviewed by Lori M for Readers Favorite

Naturally, the title was the first thing to jump out at me. Why would anyone be glad that they had cancer? Then as I read David Koop's story, I understood completely what he meant by the title. The reason I picked this book up is because I had melanoma last year and was seeing an oncologist this year expecting a diagnosis of some sort of cancer. Several months and dozens of tests later, I'm happy to say that I did not have cancer, but like David Koop, I had started to prioritize things in my life and get ready just in case.

I can picture the author when he talks about thinking he had won the lottery only to discover that his number was 14 and not the winning number 41, then later to find out that getting 5 out of 6 numbers only netted him 631 dollars instead of 12,500,000 dollars. He laughs about being mad over winning 631 dollars. He finally had put things into perspective.

While reading the book, I could definitely relate to the author. A Type A business professional who is told that he might not live much longer certainly has to humble himself and get a new purpose. I'm glad that Koop was able to undergo that type of self-assessment that makes him a fighter instead of a victim. It was good, too, that he found someone to share his life with, because that's certainly an incentive to keep living.