hope for the hopeless by jimmy blanco & jamie blanco
Jimmy Blanco was one of the longest living survivors of the world’s deadliest brain cancer and he defied the odds without traditional medicine. In 1995, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme grade IV and given less than four months to live. Given no hope of survival, Jimmy rejected chemotherapy and radiation and the doctor's death sentence for him. He self-treated with natural medicine, radically altered his diet, practiced visualization and other mental focus techniques, and had a healthy faith in God.
He fought EIGHT incredible years against the same tumor that claimed the lives of John McCain, Beau Biden, and Ted Kennedy – a disease that today kills most of its victims in under 15 months. Many doctors have called Jimmy’s story a miracle.
He began writing a book about his journey but sadly did not finish it. Fifteen years after his death, his widow, Elizabeth, found the unfinished book he’d been writing and gave it to their daughter, Jamie. Now as an adult and award-winning journalist, Jamie knew what she had to do—complete her father’s work. She has investigated the biggest factors that contributed to her father’s miraculous remission and done a deep dive into the latest brain cancer research, both the great and the lacking.
Jamie has also pulled in fascinating and inspiring interviews with naturopathic oncologists, health coaches, motivational speakers and international best-selling author and spiritualist Lorna Byrne.
This multigenerational memoir spans more than twenty years and tells the story of heartache, miracles, the power of nature and faith, and the bonds of love that disease and death cannot break.
“Completing the inspiring story that her father began, Jamie weaves a narrative of faith and possibility in the shadow of a dire prognosis. A valuable and well-told account of a family’s courageous journey.”
— Kevin Patrick Allen, Documentary Filmmaker
“Jamie has an indomitable spirit which she obviously gets from her father! This book is an inspiring labor of love and source of hope for cancer patients and their families.”
— Michael Veltri, Leadership Expert, Best-Selling Author, Marine Veteran, Cancer Survivor & Keynote Speaker
“A powerful and heartwarming read offering hope and inspiration to all.”
— Chuck Carroll, Weight Loss Champion & Exam Room Podcast Host
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“No one has the right to tell you to go home and die”
- Jimmy blanco
About THE AUTHORS
A son of hard-working Cuban immigrants, Jimmy Blanco grew up on the mean streets of Newark, NJ in the 1960s and ‘70s. He served in the Army and Navy before moving to Miami where he met his beautiful wife Elizabeth. Jimmy became a Respiratory Therapist and was well-known and respected in South Florida medical circles. When he got his terminal diagnosis, he felt his purpose in life had been revealed to him. He dedicated the rest of his life to proving his doctors wrong and to bringing hope to hopeless causes like himself. Jimmy’s daughter Jamie is an award-winning radio news producer residing in the Boston area. Jamie spent several years working to realize her father’s dream of publishing his book of hope for cancer patients. Jamie enjoys nerd culture, hosts an iHeartRadio podcast called The Hub on Hollywood, and is now a frequent background actor in film and television. READ MORE