It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties About Life and Cancer - Hardcover
Synopsis
"Are you going to lose your hair?" People ask this when they learn you have cancer. But they're really wondering, "Are you going to lose your life?"
For more than two decades, author Debra Jarvis has counseled, encouraged, and guided cancer patients in her work as a chaplain. In an ironic twist of fate, after years of tending to people will all types of cancer, Jarvis herself was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer.
This book is the account of her time with the disease. But wound into her personal cancer story are the many patients and caregivers Jarvis has encountered, advised, and learned from. Jarvis opens a window into the interwoven world of medical technology and procedure, human vulnerability and strength, and the spiritual issues that converge in the experience of living through illness and living through life.
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Review
"If you expect a staid, glass-is-half-full sermon, hold on to your garters, because Jarvis is nothing like the recruitment films. . . . No matter your own belief system, Jarvis is a breath of fresh air in the congested world of health memoirs." --Librar
About the Author
Debra Jarvis has worked in hospice at Group Health Clinic in Seattle and currently serves as a multi-denominational chaplain at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. She recovered from Stage II breast cancer after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and an implant. She
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- PublisherSasquatch Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1570615365
- ISBN 13 9781570615368
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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