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As these memoirs suggest, individually and together, there’s no way to eliminate the risk of cancer and or be spared from grief. In addition, they call into question the popular notions that grief proceeds in simple, sequential stages.
Dec 26, 2023 · Whether you’re looking for someone to tell you the cold hard facts, or read a story to lift your spirits, it’s out there. Here 6 remarkable cancer memoirs, each different in tone and story, and each uniquely able to teach, comfort and guide.
Jun 20, 2020 · In honor of National Cancer Survivor Month, Cancer Today would like to highlight several personal essays we’ve published from cancer survivors at different stages of their treatment. Adam P. Stern. In this essay , psychiatrist Adam P. Stern’s cerebral processing of his metastatic kidney cancer diagnosis gives rise to piercing questions.
Whether it’s writing a memoir, engaging in expressive or free writing, or simply jotting down notes or keeping a journal related to one’s arduous cancer journey, Gubar highlights the power and benefit of engaging with illness on the page.
How to write a memoir essay. Writing a memoir essay is a great strategy to see if your idea for a book-length work is interesting, relevant and relatable. In this article, I’m going to explain the purpose of writing a memoir essay, and the most important keys to getting it published. Over the years I’ve written dozens of first-person essays ...
Aug 9, 2021 · Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2011 history of cancer was a book I first read just after it came out, when a relative of mine was struggling with the disease.
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Oct 12, 2017 · Topics like etiquette, life after a mastectomy, what to bring to the hospital, and when to play the cancer card make for an enjoyable, yet practical read. Humorous, insightful, and encouraging, Let Me Get This Off My Chest: A Breast Cancer Survivor Over-Shares belongs on everyone’s October reading list.