Jake Bailey: What cancer taught me by Jake Bailey (English) Paperback Book

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Teenager Jake Bailey's inspirational account of overcoming cancer.'None of us get out of life alive, so be gallant, be great, be gracious, and be grateful for the opportunities you have.'Jake Bailey's inspirational end-of-year speech as head boy at Christchurch Boys' High School was delivered from a wheelchair just one week after he was diagnosed with the most aggressive of cancers. As he lay in hospital fighting to stay alive, his speech grabbed headlines around the world.Jake's cancer, and that speech, became the start of a bigger journey that continues today. In this remarkably honest account of his illness, treatment and recovery, Jake shares all that the experience has taught him. His book is an uplifting call to action for people of all ages.

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Teenager Jake Bailey grabbed headlines around the world when he delivered a rousing speech from a wheelchair at his school's end of year prize giving in 2015. At the time Jake was the Head Boy at Christchurch Boys' High School, and had just one week earlier been diagnosed with the fastest growing form of cancer, Burkitt's non-Hodgkins lymphoma,. He was given two weeks to live if the cancer was left untreated, and was hospitalised for three months while undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatment.A video of the speech Jake made to his fellow students was viewed by millions and attracted media attention globally. His now famous quote - 'Here's the thing, none of us get out of life alive, so be gallant, be great, be gracious, and be grateful for the opportunities you have' - was voted Massey University's 2015 New Zealand Quote of the Year.Now in remission, Jake is based on the Gold Coast in Australia from where he travels to deliver inspirational speeches that draw on his experience of cancer and all that it has taught him. He is an ambassador for the Maia Health Foundation in New Zealand and the Tour de Cure in Australia.

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Details ISBN0143770861 Publisher Penguin Group (NZ) Year 2017 ISBN-10 0143770861 ISBN-13 9780143770862 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-05-15 Imprint Penguin Books Place of Publication Auckland Country of Publication New Zealand DEWEY 362.1969940092 Pages 240 Author Jake Bailey Short Title Jake Bailey Language English Media Book Subtitle What Cancer Taught Me Narrator Matthew Beard Illustrator Gregory Copeland Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Audience General AU Release Date 2017-05-14 NZ Release Date 2017-05-14 We've got this

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