When Your Doctor Says, "It's Cancer"

About the Book

A memoir on how the author copes and "masters" the art of living fully while being stricken with cancer and aiming at breaking the “cycle of fear.” Right choices, understanding the divine connection, and recognizing it's not "the end" but can be a start of " new life" where spiritual growth and renewal in the midst of struggle are possible. The author advises, "where to invest our minds and hearts in, and believing there's a Will and Grace more powerful than all human cares, minds and hands can possibly do."

About the Author

J. P. Lansmart. is the Reverend Jose “Paddy” Padilla Jr., a retired minister of the United Methodist Church in California and the Philippines. He is both a graduate of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a Master of Divinity degrees in the Philippines. In 1973, he emigrated to the United States after short stint as a news reporter in Manila. Before doing the call to ministry, the author was a leading salesman in insurance, real estate, and financial services. As a pastor, he served three churches, two in the Philippines, and one in Orange County, California. Paddy wants to be recognized as a “messenger of God's Grace.” He is very vocal in proclaiming the gospel and preaching that the poor and the sick are not alone in their struggles. An avid traveler, he regularly visits the Philippines and other places for missionary works. His wife, Doree, and two sons: Ian and Bryan, and his three granddaughters: Kayla, Jordan, and Ava, are a constant source of inspiration and joy to him. They live in California.