How to Live When You Could Be Dead, Deborah James
How to Live When You Could Be Dead, Deborah James
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How to Live When You Could Be Dead

Author: Deborah James

Narrator: Gaby Roslin

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 09/29/2022


Synopsis

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I'm alive when I should be dead. In another movie, I missed the sliding door and departed this wondrous life long ago. Like so many others, I've had to learn to live not knowing if I have a tomorrow, because, statistically, I shouldn't have. At the age of 35, I was blindsided by incurable bowel cancer - I was given a less than 8% chance of surviving five years. More than five years later, my only option is to live in the now and to value one day at a time.

So how do you flip your mind from a negative spiral into realistic and rebellious hope? How do you stop focusing on the why and realise that 'why not me' is just as valid a question? How we learn to respond to any given situation empowers us or destroys us. We have the ability in our minds to dictate our own outcomes - bad or good - and with the right skills and approach, we can be the master of our lives.

How to Live When You Could Be Dead will show you how. It will awaken you to question your life as if you didn't have a tomorrow and live it in the way you want to today. It will show you how to build a positive mindset and, through this, invite you to think about what you could do if you believed you could do anything you want.

Ebury, a division of Penguin Random House, will pay £3 from the sale of each copy of How To Live When You Could Be Dead by Deborah James sold in the UK to Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK.
Cancer Research UK is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247).

'Deborah James has captured the heart of the nation' - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal

'Brave, bright, beautiful' - Lorraine Kelly

'Deborah's ability to find positivity in the darkest of places is an inspiration to us all' - Davina McCall

© Deborah James 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Reviews

Goodreads review by because_she_reads on March 06, 2024

Heartfelt story in the face of fear and what some people call unavoidable failure. Deborah brings to light what makes life worth living and how to make the most of our finite time. Even in life’s worst situations, we need to learn and grow from them. Appreciate what we already have instead of harpin......more

Goodreads review by Rae on April 13, 2024

This was a very inspirational book, even to a seasoned curmudgeon such as myself. If there is just one thing I will take away, it's the idea of "Rebellious Hope". Whether I succeed or not, I intend to try to infuse my life with some of it. No one has all the time in the world, and we don't need it f......more

Goodreads review by Olivia on December 25, 2023

I picked this book up looking for guidance and hope in regards to living my own life as well as possible whilst having a chronic illness. I admire Deborah James and her phenomenal work, she will always be a truly inspirational person. But I did not enjoy this book. I found this work to be mentally a......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 28, 2023

Such an interesting and informative read about the authors battle with bowel cancer and her podcasts and general life advices......more

Goodreads review by Jess on January 08, 2023

Inspirational......more


Quotes

Dame Deborah James dedicated her life to helping others... with this book she will reach so many more, providing rebellious hope to the darkest of nights, and quite possibly changing how we think about death forever Chrissie Watson, bestselling author of The Language of Kindness