A review by sgrewal
Love, Medicine & Miracles by Bernie S. Siegel

3.0

A plastic surgeon friend of mine recommended this book because, well, I am dealing with cancer (news flash). It’s a decent book but ultimately the major take away I really took from it wasn’t revolutionary: so much of fighting cancer is mental and people with more positive outlooks do better. While I don’t disagree with the basic sentiment, I do think this sort of thinking does a disservice to those that are dying from cancer. These people weren’t any less strong, mentally or physically. The reality of cancer is that it’s indiscriminate—anyone can get and die from cancer and it’s disingenuous, and downright harmful, to parade “positivity” as the ultimate tool against cancer.