IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS FACING
CANCER...A MUST READ!

A powerful and ingenious account
that poignantly grapples with the unexpected diagnose of cancer. The writing is captivating! If you have not read this book and are battling cancer, has a loved one battling cancer, or are a cancer survivor, do yourself a favor and read it. This book is eloquently written and helps one understand the thoughts and feelings occurring day to day in someone’s mind facing cancer and its consequences. It will shed some light in your current situation or prepare you for the possibility of what is to come. Being a cancer survivor, though still dealing with minor aspects of it, and having loved ones facing or having faced the gargantuan battle against cancer, I found this book informative and easy to read. It’s okay to have “stage fright” when facing cancer, but it becomes a more workable situation when one knows what to expect and how to confront it.

I give this book five stars and I don’t believe there’s anyone who wouldn’t benefit from reading it. John Gore is an exceptional writer, and Stage Fright: 15 Rules for Coping with Cancer is a book that will not become obsolete until a cure for cancer is discovered.

—S. STEPO

A COMPANION GUIDE THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, EVEN IN THE WAITING ROOM.

I had looked forward to reading John Gore’s book, and for good reason. If I was surprised to laugh out loud while reading a book about cancer, I was
even more shocked to do so on page one. For those of us unlucky enough to be touched this illness, this book will
be your companion: it will be a friend who makes you laugh in the waiting room, and a pragmatic guide ready
with actionable tips when your world seems to fall away. And anyone who is lucky enough to have been spared these experiences has much to gain from Gore’s unsparing, often funny, manifesto of survival.

John Gore offers the kind of priceless insights that only a patient could. He is refreshingly frank in detailing his illness, and he employs humor throughout

not as a means of avoiding the truth about sickness, but exposing it, in all its absurdity. (Gore’s first question to the doctor: Will this affect my golf game?)

Caregivers will relate to Toni—Gore’s wife and his rock throughout. Their team- based approach to his care is a poignant reminder of the salvation we can offer each other in times of struggle.

In “Stage Fright” John Gore offers a rare, precious gift to readers: hope. Cancer doesn’t come with a guidebook, but “Stage Fright” comes pretty close.

—MACK MCLARTY

THIS ADVICE TRANSCENDS JUST
CANCER.

“Stage Fright” is a how-to book that no one would want to be in the situation
to need to know how. Life throws
curve balls, but anyone with a serious medical condition can relate to and benefit from the simple, clear-headed, and surprisingly easy to follow advice outlined in “Stage Fright.” John Gore,
the author, after living a rather charmed life, must have felt as if life were aiming at him, repeatedly hitting him with a sledge hammer. Instead of despair he chose to to look reality in the face and attack his diagnosis in a logical manner without procrastination. He was backed up by his wife, modern medicine, and some pretty amazing health specialists. Mr. Gore is very frank about the awful fear and reality of serious cancer, but he manages to face it without saying “poor me.” Instead, he offers succinct, realistic advice based on his experiences that will undoubtedly benefit anyone who reads this book. There are laughs and tears along the way. The book is relevant to any medical condition and behooves

any reader to use the insight provided in these pages.

—HOLLY KIMMITT