Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients

I truly believe this book saved my life 34 years ago. Mind thoughts over body sickness is a true healer. Saved my life from Ovarian Cancer that went to lymph nodes Thank You Dr. Bernie ! This all was 34 years ago. Robin in Wisconsin

This book is a must read if you are struggling with an illness or long term medical issue. It was suggested to me when I feared I would have chronic shingles. My friend's brother beat cancer in part using the concepts in this book. It helped me better understand the link between the mind and the body, and how important that link is for health.

I read Love, Medicine and Miracles while going through an illness, and it gave me the hope I needed to keep going. Bernie Siegel’s message—that courage, compassion, and active participation in healing matter—resonated deeply. His stories and insights felt like comfort from someone who truly understood. Though I never got to meet him, this book made his presence real, and it remains one of the most uplifting resources I’ve encountered. A gift of strength when I needed it most.

No one can explain so well what Dr Siegel advises for doctors, nurses and especially patients navigating tough medical diagnoses. No matter what faces you, this book helps. First read it 35 years ago. Have reread recently after cancer diagnosis. Have bought at least 2 dz over the years to give as gifts. And to educate doctors and nurses and facilities. A must read for all medical and dental schools.

I bought this book for a close friend of mine who was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. I live on the other side of the world, but wanted to do my bit to be supportive & lift his spirits. I know this book is fairly old now, but seeing as though it is written by an oncology surgeon & generally had good reviews, i felt its message of having a positive mental attitude hasn't really dated. To be truthful, I didn't read this book - I had it shipped directly to a friend who I trusted to review it on my behalf and then pass onto the sick friend if they thought the book was up to scratch. That is the only reason I have given 4 stars and not 5. Anyway, today I received a message from my sick friend thanking me for the book, that he can't put it down, that its like the author is speaking directly to him & completely understands his attitude from the moment of diagnosis to where he is now - intense chemo and radiotherapy. This to me is testament to the books credibility - it gives solace and hope & I thank Bernie Siegel very much for that.

I discovered this book in the late 1980s after my Dad's death from colon cancer. What I love about Bernie Siegal is that he does not recommend a particular cancer treatment. He writes about a way to view oneself. In the days when he began to change the way he saw his patients, passivity was the norm for those with life threatening illness. One was encouraged to merely do as the doctor said, not ask questions, and die quietly. I have now been a healthcare worker for well over 30 years, and I am seeing a resurgence of this attitude among institutions. Today's idea is to see the "patient" as a "customer" and to sell fear, (as I see it). We've turned back to encouraging passivity. The lifesaving measures for you or your loved one may be inside the walls of a healthcare facility, or maybe not. ASK QUESTIONS! On the other hand, that alternative practitioner could be preying upon the uninformed. ASK QUESTIONS. What I see as important about what Bernie is saying is that you must find out how you "see it", rather than buying whatever we (mainstream or alternative) have to sell you. The best way to survive the medical maze is to participate in your recovery, in your very life. Your specific answers are not here, but ways to seek them are indeed inside this volume. Bernie's writing is enlightening and positive, though not in a simplistic "put on a smile" way. I believe this is a must read for those living with cancer and for their families. A supposedly scientific study stated that positivity does not statistically improve survival rates. Who gives a damn? I, personally, would rather have a short, happy life than a long, miserable one. When I come near death, joy is what I want for myself and for my family.

Great book for anyone that has loved one’s going thur cancer. I gave the book to my daughter who is a RN case manager at the hospital for there recovery cancer ward.

This is an amazing book. I read it aloud to my mother while she was undergoing chemotherapy treatments and it helped both of us immensely.

I had this book decades ago, and just re-purchased it. It's a wonderful little book that delves into dying and being cured with an equal measure of purpose.

医師である著者は「医師が見込みないと判断した患者でも回復できる。 そういう例外的な患者は、病気から回復する心の持ち方を示してくれる。 誰でも例外的な患者になり、回復することができるし、 そのために最適な時期は病気になる前である。 このような例外は、今の世代には奇跡であっても、後の世代には科学的事実になることもある」 といいます。 邦訳もありますから、がんの患者さんや家族へお勧めします。もちろん健康な方へも。

The book has got solution to deadly diseases- spirituality. Gandhiji had long time ago said that spirituality heals.I believe in faith plus medicine

a must read for anyone who suffers or knows someone who does from this terrible malady; looked at much more humanely than most treatments we receive traditionally.

I think everyone should read this book, to avoid illness. Thank goodness the world is waking up and Bernie's ideas are gradually becoming acceptable.