Intensive Care: A Memoir - Softcover

Twigg, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895636477 ISBN 13: 9781895636475

Publisher: Anvil Press, 2003

One night in April, after a Sunday soccer game, Alan Twigg couldn’t remember the names of his two sons or his wife—and he couldn’t hold a pen. An emergency CAT scan revealed a large brain tumour squeezed against his motor cortex. Intensive Care tells the story of why this was a good thing.

Intensive Care isn’t a medical survival story; it’s a yearlong reflection on how the imminence of death can enhance life. The grass gets greener. Confirmation that one is loved is exhilarating, more powerful than any drug.

On May 26th, The Globe & Mail ran a front page story about a recent medical study that concluded one in five Canadians will have a tumour in their head at some point in their lives. Two days later, Dr. Christopher Honey, a neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, removed the benign tumour from Alan Twigg’s head during a five-hour operation. He started writing again, in the Intensive Care ward, three hours later.

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About the Author:

Alan Twigg is a fifth-generation Vancouverite who has produced the cultural newspaper B.C. BookWorld since 1987. He has written thirteen books on diverse topics including First Nations authors in BC, historic sites in Cuba, and BC's fur trade. In addition, he has written, produced and hosted six documentary films including George Woodcock, Anarchist of Cherry Street; Jeannette Armstrong: Knowledge-Keeper; and Spilsbury’s Coast; which aired nationally on CBC. In 2007 he became the second recipient of the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities at Simon Fraser University. Also in 2007, he was named the first Writer in Residence at the George Price Center for Peace in Belize. In another enormously important contribution to BC’s literary culture, Twigg created the free public reference site that provides information on more than 8,000 British Columbia authors. Hosted by Simon Fraser University Library, this archive of critical summaries, photographs and interviews at www.abcbookworld.com attracts thousands of hits every day.

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