Health & Fitness
Fred Reiss Talks About “Today Cancer – Tomorrow the World”
I recently sat with author Fred Reiss at the Capitola Book Cafe. We met to talk about his newest book, the nonfiction work "Today Cancer - Tomorrow the World".
He's really one of those “has done a bit of everything” kind of guys. Originally from New Jersey, he headed out to California back in the 80s and learned to surf, worked in radio, became a winemaker, and performed standup comedy. All along the way he was a writer. He’s since self-published several novels, a book of standup comedy insults (“Insult and Live”), and of course his newest work, the nonfiction “Today Cancer – Tomorrow the World”.
This new book describes how Fred TWICE fought testicular cancer. Originally a series of daily blogs published at fredforyourhead.com, Fred chronicled his latest treatment in a first-person, as-it’s-happening manner, praising the nurses and friends who helped him through it, and honestly documenting the pratfalls and challenges of dealing with the medical system.
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After his treatment – he’s six-months cancer-free as of this interview – Fred developed the blogs into “Today Cancer – Tomorrow the World”. It's definitely not a maudlin recap of his treatment, nor is it a fluffy self-help tome. It’s a detailed account of what Fred when through before, during, and after treatment…and all along the way it’s filled with his very direct and very funny sense of humor. You'll get a good sense of that by listening to the interview.
“Today Cancer – Tomorrow the World” is available locally at Capitola Book Cafe. Online, you'll find it as a paperback AND as a low-priced Kindle download at Amazon.com. (Fred intentionally made the Kindle version easy to purchase, so that anyone receiving treatment can easily have a copy with them on their Kindle or mobile device.)