Instead, shaking his head, the doctor we had never met before admitted Terence to an advanced-cancer-care ward at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Meanwhile, he had sent us to this lung specialist, hoping he could attack one of the tumors and make Terence more comfortable while we waited for the new medicine to take effect. Keith Flaherty, believed that an experimental treatment would gain Terence more life. He was clearly very sick, yet we still weren't giving up.

I bundled his jacket under his head and covered him with my coat. He twisted and squirmed trying to make himself comfortable. The disease was now spreading to other parts of his body. 8, 2007, my husband, Terence Foley, lay down on the floor of a doctor's examining room and refused to get up.įor seven years Terence and I had fought against his kidney cancer.

Rich in humor, insight, and candor, The Cost of Hope is an unforgettable memoir, an inspiring personal story that sheds light on one of the most important turning points in life.From the Hardcover edition.On Thursday, Nov. What she discovers raises important questions many people face, and vital issues about the intricacies of America's healthcare system. After his death, Bennett uses her skills as a veteran investigative reporter to determine the cost of their mission of hope. The Cost of Hope chronicles the extraordinary measures Amanda and Terence take to preserve not only Terence's life but also the life of their family. Then comes illness, and the fight to win a longer life for Terence.

'You're going to need somebody to take care of you.' Though initially as combative as their courtship, their marriage brings with it stormy passion, deep love and respect, two beloved children, and a life together over two decades. 'You are going to be somebody,' he tells her. They are so different-classic and bohemian, bow ties and batik, quirky and sensible. When Wall Street Journal reporter Amanda Bennett meets the eccentric, infuriating, yet somehow irresistible Terence Bryan Foley while on assignment in China, the last thing she expects is to marry him. From Pulitzer Prize winner Amanda Bennett comes a moving, eye-opening, and beautifully written memoir-a love story of two unusual people, their complex marriage and deep devotion, and finally, Bennett's quest to save her husband's life.

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