Barb Tarbox

A Canadian and former model, Tarbox started smoking cigarettes early. After 30 years of two packs a day, she was diagnosed with lung cancer that spread to her brain. Tarbox, which is her real name, decided to spend the rest of her life showing kids the real consequences of smoking. "Barb never, ever preached," said Ava Dale, who helped book some of her speeches at Canadian schools. "She spoke from the heart. She gave smoking and someone dying of lung cancer a reality that those kids would never ever forget." When she spoke to students, they could contrast a large photograph from her modeling days with the cancer-ravaged woman standing in front of them, hairless from her cancer treatments. "There's not really any good reason to be smoking, and her coming to our school is just another reason to quit, probably the biggest one," said one student. "When people talk about quitting smoking, that's going to be the first name that pops into their head." After several months of traveling to schools, Tarbox died May 18 from her cancers. She was 42. From This is True for 18 May 2003 Suggestions for further reading: Letters from the Land of Cancer by Walter Wangerin Jr. Amazon Price: $11.55 Customer Review: In this powerful collection of letters and meditations, award winning author Wangerin writes with raw honesty and challenges all of us to think about our own mortality, and possibly rethink our view of cancer. He starts by calling his 2 ...   What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope by Julie K. Silver Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: Cancer is nothing one can get through without learning a valuable life lesson. "What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope" is a collection of wit and wisdom from those who have defeated one of life's greatest challenges in ca...   The Doctor Who Cures Cancer by William Kelley Eidem Amazon Price: $27.72 Customer Review: You would think that in the twenty-first century people would know better than to blindly trust the medical establishment that is making billions from keeping people sick. And yet, so many have bought into the paternal attitude of the AMA and the FDA...   Be A Survivor: Lung Cancer Treatment Guide by Vladimir Lange MD Amazon Price: $16.47   COPD For Dummies by Kevin Felner MD, Meg Schneider Amazon Price: $13.59 Customer Review: I am a health care professional. I bought this book to assist me in leading a support group for those with Chronic Lung Disease. This book helps to explain many of the intricate details of the conditions in terms that are easy to understand and fol...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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