Synopsis
If you have chosen to begin reading this book, it is likely that cancer has shown its ugly face to someone you know, if not yourself. This text began as a compilation of my life struggles and conquests, but developed into much more. Its content is shared exactly how I remember, serving as a collection of experiences from the lives of many individuals. My life has taken strides from one point in time to the next, sometimes connected and at others without any transition periods at all. This book was not written to brighten one’s perspective or leave the reader feeling better upon its conclusion, but instead directed at challenging human emotion and feeling. My aims include trying to address issues that include ‘what does chemotherapy feel like?’ and ‘how can one care for others who are undergoing chemotherapy?’ It is also my hope that from this manuscript, readers will reflect upon their own lives. I am but 30 something years old, yet I have seen, felt, and witnessed a life full of pleasure and pain. When contemplating a beginning point for this text, I realized that I had to address my background, as it provides the structure that shapes who I am. Being raised in a middle-class Catholic family, I had all the necessities of life—good schooling, loving parents, and a tight-knit family as well as a host of friends. Life was ordinary by all means . . .
About the Author
Evan Ortlieb is a Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Program in the Department of Education Specialties at St. John's University in New York City. He is an internationally recognized leader in the field of literacy education with previous work experience in Singapore and Australia and whose expertise centers on struggling readers, literacy teacher preparation, language diversity, and differentiated literacy instruction. He has published over 100 manuscripts that substantiate some of his contributions to the field including a book series entitled, Literacy, Research, Practice and Evaluation, as well as new instruments and evidence of refined instructional practices now being used in reading interventions and teacher education programs worldwide. He currently serves as the President of the Specialized Literacy Professionals SIG of the International Literacy Association, Member of the Board of Directors of the International Innovative Community Group of the Literacy Research Association, and Section Editor of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. His outreach efforts are highlighted by serving as the President of the Ortlieb Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships for cancer patients pursuing a collegiate education.
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