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The Borrowed Life: A Memoir of Two Cancers
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Publisher: Dr Vincent Wee
Published: Jan 14 2026
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Borrowed Life: A Memoir of Two Cancer
A survivor's uncharted course through ambition, illness, and the art of staying afloat.
He Mastered the Global Seas, Led the Boardroom, and Taught in the University. He Couldn't Command His Own Body.
For decades, the author's identity was built on command, calculation, and intellect. As a Shipmaster, CEO, and University Professor, he navigated storms, managed multi-million-dollar risks, and believed his sheer will and analytical skill could conquer any challenge.
But illness respects neither rank nor title.
His lifelong illusion-that the mind could triumph over the body-was brutally shattered, not once, but Twice.
This is the gripping, unflinching log of two life-or-death voyages:
- The First Blow: A desperate war against Hepatocellular Carcinoma that demanded the ultimate surrender: a life-saving liver transplant-a stranger's borrowed gift that forced the complete dismantling of the commander he thought he was.
- The Second Siege: Eight years later, the shock of an unrelated diagnosis: Advanced Prostate Cancer, demanding not a single battle, but a lifelong occupation fought with chemistry and radiation.
Twice the Fight is not a medical manual. It is a profound meditation on the cost of ambition and the hard-won wisdom gained when titles like CEO, Professor, and Shipmaster fall away, leaving only raw humanity.
Inside, trace the journey from arrogance to authenticity:
- The Unseen Reef: How years of academic and professional achievement can mask a slow, silent collapse of health.
- The Double Blow: The unique psychological crucible of confronting recurrence and an identity crisis.
- Charting the Final Course: A practical toolkit for thriving, forged by a Certified Mental Wellness Coach and former Professor who has dedicated his new life to teaching resilience from suffering.
If you are facing a storm-whether a devastating diagnosis, profound loss, or an unforeseeable crisis-this book is a lifeline. I invite you aboard.
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