I been reading more fantasy to help inspire me as I write my own. This one is a short story. Strange so far.
I admire Terry Brooks but this story obviously did not consider the actual survival rate of Leukemia and made cancer recovery magical and inspirational. I know this probably was written in an era when inspiration stories were not seen as ableist, but that doesn't change the fact that one cannot “positive thought“ cancer away. One cannot slay the dragon of cancer without proper treatment. It was indeed a strange story.