Steven P. Winkler
This book is about a 26 year old Manager of a Fitness Center, with two young sons, who was given “No Hope” of seeing 27, only a few short months away!
November 26, 1982, yes 1982, "The Death Sentence".
A Stage IV diagnosis: Seminoma, non-testicular, with mediastinal, bony and retroperitoneal lymph node involvement, & there is NO Stage V, makes this book a Must Read!
This book will make you CRY, LAUGH, and LEARN
just how precious life really is.
I wrote “Counted Out” to inspire Cancer Patients,
family members, friends, and The Medical Profession.
Ask my Oncologist who read it in one day, and then
called to say how Happy and Proud he was of me!
{That was one phone call I'll cherish forever}
YOU MUST BELIEVE ~ CANCER CAN BE BEAT!
When backed into a very small corner, with “NO HOPE”
You must have FAITH in the Good Lord, Yourself, and your Physician(s), to “Battle This Dreaded Disease”.
I’ll be 52 soon, so obviously CANCER can be BEAT!
An Inspirational True Story about an average guy,
who 25+ years later is still alive, is exactly why,
"Counted Out" :The Battle That Never Ends
needs to be read by as many people as possible.
The author is a recovered cancer patient who was told Christmas in 1982 would be "HIS LAST ONE".
While going through numerous hospitalizations to receive the very worse Chemotherapy that was available in 1982/83, he decided to keep a journal.
He put together a manuscript while treating and was able to gather all Physician Reports, Hospitalization Discharge Summary’s, and all pertinent testing results to support his unbelievable recovery.
All of this was done to leave something to his boys, Steven age 7, and Erik age 5 at that time!
This author was Volunteer of the Year in 1984/85 for ACS (American Cancer Society) for the State of NJ. That was for raising over $85,000.00 as Chairperson for Swim Marathons. He also was involved in many programs at ACS.
He had numerous articles written about him over the years.
Most recently he wrote a short story for www.canceradvocacynow.org under "Everyday Heroes". He was recently informed that "His Story" had the most hits!
Going through this "Dreaded Disease" & Winning the Battle gives Steven P. Winkler all the credentials needed to promote this BOOK!
My thoughts are being gathered, while sitting near the running track at Cooper River Park, on the Collingswood, NJ side of the river.
It is a beautiful sunny day in the high 70’s, much like a day I spent here about two and a half years ago.
On that day, I ran the joggers course twice, which is roughly seven and a half miles.
This achievement was very pleasing, because I hadn’t run at all in about three to four weeks. Not bad for a guy who was running for fun, piece of mind, and, most of all, good health.
This was early September of 1981, when I achieved this run. I had run further distances in Florida, but that was on a beautiful beach.
When the ocean is at your side, it’s a lot easier than noisy cars and trucks, plus the exhaust fumes they leave off.
My determination during this run was very satisfying.
I always gave it my best shot at anything that had to do with sports, which I've loved since I was 8 years old.
The reason I hadn’t run in past three to four weeks was due to my moving back to Oaklyn, N.J. This move was made after spending the summer months with my two great sons, Steven age 6 1/2 and Erik age 4.
We spent this time together in Cocoa Beach, Florida, with my brother Dan, and my niece Michelle. We rented a beautiful home on a canal, with a built-in pool, roughly four blocks from the ocean.
Late August of 1981, we drove north to N.J. to hopefully find the same happiness that we shared in Florida.
My sister Sandy was to deliver my first nephew about five days after arriving home.
This added to my excitement of coming home to stay.
The move back was to become very stressful and emotionally tough on me.
This was the second time in a little over a year that I had to find another job.
I firmly believe that the adversity that was to follow in the coming months led me to my life-threatening situation.
The reason behind writing this book was hoping I could help others, who might be battling with no hope, like myself!
A positive attitude and great inner strength is what is pulling me through this very ugly situation, which even though I'm "disease
free" today, I live in chronic pain, every day of my life.
I am not a writer, but I sincerely believe that I can help others through my inspiring experience.
Friends used to look to me for the answers, even those without an illness, and that was rewarding for me.
"Counted Out" :The Battle That Never Ends "A Must Read"
