Very sad if you read the fault in our stars, read regine s book. Can fans of survivor stories appreciate a book about. Her last blog entry was december 1, which resulted in 6,700 reader comments. Regines stated purpose with her posts was to give people a sense of what its like to. Henriette larsen regine stokke began to blog about her daytoday life shortly after she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008. A teen girls last words%% in 2008, 17yearold stokke was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, and fatal form of leukemia. Even though she did pass away in 2009 at 18, she left her inspiring thoughts on life behind in her blog which was turned into regines book.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. She writes openly about emotional and physical aspects of. Jan 01, 2014 regines blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following, and eventually became this book. Read regines book a teen girls last words by regine stokke available from rakuten kobo. A teen girls last words regines blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following, and eventually became this book. It was first adapted into book form in 2010, and became a. Regine stokke began to blog about her daytoday life shortly after she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008. Until i needed a break from harry potter a few days ago. Regines book, a teen girls last words by regine stokke. Regines own written words became this beautiful book about her remarkable journey and a life lived. A teen girl s last words by regine stokke, my first thought was that this would be a great book to recommend to teenagers who are always looking for more books like dave pelzer s a child called it and other books that are both tragic and real. Regines stated purpose with her posts was to give people a sense of what its like to live with such a serious illness, and her blog gained widespread acclaim.
Regine stokke, a seventeen year old living in norway, was diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of leukemia a blood canceracute myelogenous leukemia or amlin 2008. A teen girls last words true stories 9781936976010. Regines book by regine stokke, 9781936976010, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Regines blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following in her native norway, and eventually. A teen girl last words published by zest book offers a fascinating book of a normal teen girl who loved going to concerts, taking photos, writing poems, painting and hanging out with friends. She decided that she would blog about what its like to live with a lifethreatening illness. With these words, seventeenyearold norwegian regine stokke opens her heart and mind to the world as she shares her battle with a rare and aggressive strain of leukemia. Read a selection from her book below and pick up a copy of your own to read her full story. Henriette larsen regine s blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following, and eventually became this book.
Regines blog, which became popular in norway, was first published as a book by a norwegian press in 2009 and is here translated into english. But all of that changed when she was diagnosed with leukemia. My ultimate dream for this blog is that it will be published as a book after my death, wrote norwegian teenager stokke, who blogged about her experience living with leukemia. A teen girl s last words, published last month, regine opens up about her diagnosis and struggle with multiple invasive treatments and how hard it was to hear her friends talk about the future. Regine was also an artist, photographer and poetess, and interspersed these artistic offerings into her blog. A teen girls last words by regine stokke at indigo. She jumped from hospital to hospital, and the disease, along with the mental strain from living with this illness, took an extreme toll on her health. A teen girl s last words by regine stokke in it s classic hardcover format. Regines book by regine stokke overdrive rakuten overdrive. Regines book is a raw, emotional and honest memoir of a young girl who wanted to live, and what it meant to her to be denied this request. The book is interlaced with family photos, her photography and heartfelt comments from friends and people who followed her blog.
A teen girl s last words by regine stokke at indigo. Even though she did pass away in 2009 at 18, she left her inspiring thoughts on life behind in her blog which was turned into regine s book. Inside, regine writes about her battle with leukemia and her zest for living. Regines book book burlington public library bibliocommons. A teen girl s last words regine s blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following in her native norway, and eventually turned into this incredible book. Jan 31, 20 when i first saw a copy of regine s book. Regine s blog, which became popular in norway, was first published as a book by a norwegian press in 2009 and is here translated into english. She writes openly about the emotional and physical aspects of her 15month struggle to recover, and explains how her disease impacts her life.
Regine s blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following, and eventually became this book. A teen girl s last words summary regine stokke could have just given up. Ive decided to start a blog about what its like to get a life threatening disease. The first part of the book was mostly explanation about regines disease, which is aml or acute myelogenous leukemia. She writes openly about emotional and physical aspects of her 15month struggle to recover, and explains how her disease impacts her life. Regines blog about living with leukemia gained a huge following, and. A teen girls last words summary my condition is getting worse tuesday, december 1, 2009 photos from regines last blog post was tuesday, december 1, 2009. A teen girls last words true stories paperback january 1, 2014 by regine stokke author.
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