Ordinary Life: A Memoir of Illness - Hardcover

Conway, Kathlyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0716730367 ISBN 13: 9780716730361

Publisher: W H Freeman & Co, 1996

Synopsis

A breast cancer memoir uniquely casting the author not as a long-suffering and saintly heroine but rather as the scared, overwhelmed woman most of us would be. It's a relief to read an honest description of the terrible threat breast cancer presents, its cycles of treatments, surgery, and psychological impact. Conway presents herself as frightened, selfish, despairing a portrait of survival that, in spite of itself, inspires. Lacks an index and bibliography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Reviews

A psychotherapist with a husband and two children, Conway has been diagnosed with cancer three times in her 47 years. Her first brush, a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease, occurred when she was in graduate school. In recounting here her breast cancer experience, Conway offers a searing memoir of her terror, isolation, and personal concerns. She documents her fear of dying, the pain of surgery, questions of how clothes would fit after surgery, and concerns for her family. Conway was not a stoic patient, often lashing out at her family in fear and anger. Detailing a different kind of survivor?filled with pain and anguish, worrying over small details?her book is more realistic than most narratives and should thus reassure other women undergoing cancer treatment. Highly recommended.?Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans Hosp., Tampa, Fla.
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Edition details

• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716730367
• ISBN 13: 9780716730361
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268