Miracle Ride by "Tzipi Caton"

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wubby

Tue, May 26 2009, 2:37 pm

this book was really something. just like everyone else, I couldn't put it down. tomichal and tzipi, I am so happy that you are both doing well, and you should both live until 120 in perfect health. hatzlacha!

Ima'la

Sun, Jan 10 2010, 3:11 pm

I know this thread is ancient, but I just read this book and LOVED it! I actually started it at someone's house last summer, but we were only there for one day, so I only got to read about 1/4 of the book - and I've been wanting/meaning to get my hands on it ever since! Well last week I did and I couldn't put it down - I finished it in less than 24 hrs.

Tzipi, I loved that you were so real about everything you went through. You didn't hide any of the painful parts, yet the book was so upbeat and uplifting.

I told someone, "I just read this hysterical book by someone who had cancer," and she said, "Wow, that must have been so depressing." And I said, "No, I just told you, it was hysterical!" Your antics really kept me in stitches. I kept thinking, "I'm glad I'm not her teacher!" (Don't worry, I'm not a teacher at all!) (Not sure if you're even on this board anymore to read this, but whatever!)

In any case, I think your book was really important and a real eye-opener.

Also, since it was brought up earlier (I know, like a year and a half ago, but whatever!), I wanted to add that I thought it really came through in the book that Michal's approach of keeping things secret was what worked for her. Different strokes for different folks, and all that.

Michal, I think your attitude was amazing. I was so impressed by how you were able to stay strong in the face of such daunting statistics.

Glad you both are well - may you both be gezunt ad me'ah v'esrim!

Cookies n Cream ↓

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 10:58 am

This thread deserves another bump up.
I reread your book last night (I already read it twice before.)
My dh thought I'm nuts, I was laughing out loud to myself every now and then....
It is the most amazing book I ever read..

mommalah

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 11:05 am

My younger sister (who was later niftar from lymphoma) found this book to be encouraging while she was going through treatments. Maybe I should read it too.

↑ Cookies n Cream ↓

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 11:06 am

mommalah wrote:

My younger sister (who was later niftar from lymphoma) found this book to be encouraging while she was going through treatments. Maybe I should read it too.

Sorry about your sister. Hug

reed ↓

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 11:07 am

I'll second that! It was probably the best reading material I have encountered through my own journey. There were so many times that I kept thinking "How would Tzipi have handled xyz...?" Especially as complications arose during and after treatments. I put a note in the front cover "Laughter truly is the best medicine!", and shared it with other family members.

PinkFridge ↓

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 11:14 am

reed wrote:

What Would Tzipi Do...
Now that I read a recent Horizon's article, I think she's way more type A than I, so don't know if I could live up to the expectations ;-)
But Tzipi, if you're reading this, I got such joy from that article and hope you and your husband have many many years together raising your family in joy with nachas.

farm

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 2:28 pm

I really enjoyed the book as well. How amazing to write about such a tragic topic in such an uplifting way, I really couldn't put it down! However, I was bothered by the descriptions of Tzipi sleeping on the floor in the bathroom and feeling absolutely horrible at times- why was she left alone to fend for herself after her treatments? Did she purposefully hide from her family how sick she was feeling? Why wasn't a family member keeping an eye on her? Also, I was annoyed how all the beautiful gifts she was given by various organizations were always given to her jealous siblings, and never acknowledged by them. It kind of sounds like because Tzipi had such an upbeat attitude about her situation, even her family didn't comprehend the magnitude of what she was facing nor how horrible she was feeling physically at times.

↑ reed

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 4:18 pm

farm wrote:

Having been through a similar journey, you think you're okay to just spend the day in bed, no matter how awful you feel, only to find out otherwise. I don't think her family would have left her had they known she wasn't up to it.

Why do you think gifts were never acknowledged? Is that because you don't see such in the book? Tzipi very specifically states in her introduction that this book is about her story, not really her family's. She says that many organizations pitched in to help in various ways. For some, she was too "out of it" to really know who was helping out. In other cases, it just wasn't the focus of her story.

All in all, she puts a positive light on the whole saga. It is definitely one of the most uplifting books on such a grim subject.

↑ star ↓

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 9:07 pm

Thanks Cookies n Cream! My husband never read the books so he just thinks the world is nuts for going so crazy over Tzipi when he knows what I'm really like :-)

Mommalah- sorry about your sister. That's the hardest part about having written the book. I get to hear about everyone's stories and how they suffered. I'm glad to be there for anyone who needs but it does take a toll on me when I see people suffer so much.

Reed- you flatter me. Makes me think of those bracelets they sell in Oriental Trading, the WWJD ones Rolling Eyes

. Maybe we should manufacture WWTD for the kids in the hospital :-)

Pink Fridge- Type A??? Not familiar with what you're talking aobut. Though that article you read in Horizons was also written in one night under a deadline and I hated it. You should read a later one (not going in since Horizon's stopped publishing for a while) about the robbery we had in our house motzei Pesach. More of my Miracle Ride self shines through. :-)

Farm- I was never left alone. I always had someone in the house with me within calling distance. Just dont forget I was sixteen. I didn't want people coming to the bathroom with me. I still needed to feel that I had some kind of dignity left. I didn't always want to cry in front of other people and yes, I did try and keep it light for my family. When I heard my father cry after my diagnosis I said I never wanted to see that again. B"H my family and I kept it together, we laughed a lot. The crying spells were few and lots of times I needed to be alone just to breathe.

Also, my parents needed breathing room too- there were times my mother NEEDED to go to work just to forget for a day that she had a sick daughter at home. Just to pretend things were normal for a few hours. But even with her gone there was always a friend over or the cleaning woman. Don't worry. My parents never left me alone when we anticipated a fever or something serious. And spending the night in the bathroom- well 16 is kind of old to be waking up Mommy with nightmares and stomach cramps... though if I would have known how serious they were going to be I'd have told them, you're right.

About the siblings- don't forget, they were all younger than I was. It was harder for them than for me. How is an eight year old supposed to deal with Mommy and Tatty never being home cos they're in the ER with my latest emergency? Since we were very open about it they understood what I was going through but it didn't take away from the fact that they were still kids and needed attention and that when I gave them my presents they kind of felt that they deserved them.

jewels

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 9:28 pm

This book was simply incredible - I was going through something pretty intense in my life right around the time I read it and it was such a source of comfort and inspiration. Unbelievable.

↑ PinkFridge

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 10:13 pm

Pink Fridge- Type A??? Not familiar with what you're talking aobut. Though that article you read in Horizons was also written in one night under a deadline and I hated it. You should read a later one (not going in since Horizon's stopped publishing for a while) about the robbery we had in our house motzei Pesach. More of my Miracle Ride self shines through. :-)

Hope you've recovered, and recovered your stuff from the robbery.
On a tangent here, but Horizons not publishing? What about stuff sent, or I might be planning to send? Thanks.

↑ star ↓

Thu, Jun 17 2010, 10:47 pm

Yes, Horizons is having trouble paying their writers and so took a break for a few months until something can be worked out.

All the intruder took were my husbands pants and a night of sleep. He entered through my bedroom porch and I had just come up to bed from making post pesach challos at 4 am. I kind of screamed into his face and he ran. :-D

↑ chocolate fondue

Fri, Jun 18 2010, 5:57 am

star wrote:

Thanks Cookies n Cream! My husband never read the books so he just thinks the world is nuts for going so crazy over Tzipi when he knows what I'm really like :-)

You wrote a whole book while you were married and your husband never read it?!?!
I guess there are all kinds of ppl in the world. (I didn't mean that in a bad way, I'm just really surprised.) If I was writing a book, I would get me husband to read it after every second paragraph.

↑ realeez

Fri, Jun 18 2010, 7:00 am

star wrote:

No wonder I haven't been getting my subscription!

↑ star

Fri, Jun 18 2010, 9:55 am

chocolate fondue wrote:

star wrote:

Thanks Cookies n Cream! My husband never read the books so he just thinks the world is nuts for going so crazy over Tzipi when he knows what I'm really like :-)

It should bother me more than it does, but really, its all good. :-). Truth is, Miracle Ride is a personal story to him as well and I'm not sure he's ready to read it and understand in depth what it was for me. It's too close to home for him.

Also, while his English is sometimes better than mine, its not his first language so reading it is harder for him than writing it is for me. Don't worry- IY"H my second book, Invisible Me will be translated into Hebrew very soon (hopefully in print by next summer) and he's doing the edits and proofreading because when it comes to Hebrew I'm lost. So he'll get to say he read my books very soon!

desertrose

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 2:39 pm

I absolutely loved this book. Couldnt put it down. Its a sad story but she is so humourous and strong at the same time. I really felt very drawn into the situations that she described and her feelings throughout the treatment. What a great girl and such a Ness!
I believe she has another book out, havent read that one yet.

↑ Cookies n Cream

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 2:45 pm

desertrose wrote:

Invisible Me. It's also great.

tweety99

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 5:40 pm

just thought id add my bit to this thread!

just finished reading this book and I couldnt put it down!

so happy everything turned out well in the end!

curlyhead

Sat, Aug 28 2010, 5:14 pm

Tzipi/ star I loved both your books and hope you will write some more as you have a great way with writing.

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