No such thing as a bad day

This book is the moving account of one man's successful battles against three cancers- non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostrate cancer- over a dozen years. In each fight for his life, Hamilton Jordan sought out the best treatment available. But this is not ultimately a story about medical miracles; it is a more powerful story of a patient beating cancer by taking charge of his own battle and becoming a full partner in his cure. Attitude and information are the critical keys, and the book concludes with a self-help section to show others how to follow his example. Jordan weaves through his memoir fascinating episodes from a life in the public eye, including stories about Vietnam, Martin Luther King Jr., the Shah of Iran and the Ayatollah Khomeini (both of whom had cancer), and President Clinton. At the same time, he shows how battling cancer brings life into true perspective. As the title suggests, when you've faced the alternative, every day is a good day.