A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman

A Year in the Life of a
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Publisher : Toplight Books
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9781476638652
ISBN-13 : 1476638659
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Book Synopsis A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman by : Lynnette Porter

Download or read book A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman written by Lynnette Porter and published by Toplight Books. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Perhaps I should have realized that cancer runs in my family. After all, three grandparents and my father and brother perished from this disease. Yet, when I received my colorectal cancer diagnosis, I was surprised. I never expected to be primarily identified as a cancer patient. Following a typical combination of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and more chemo, I was presumably cancer-free when my post-treatment scans looked clean. Nonetheless, within a year I received a terminal diagnosis; cancer had metastasized in my lungs. Thus began my year as a dead woman--a time of chaotic emotions, new priorities, and rapid-fire plans and changes. Expecting the unexpected became a theme in my life, but the things that turned out to be most shocking are social, familial, and even my expectations about what is realistic for a dead woman to be or do." Preconceptions about a terminal cancer diagnosis frequently are based on popular culture depictions of cancer and dying, which can be misleading as a guide for knowing what to expect when you're expecting to die. This memoir provides one woman's often-irreverent, pop culture-illustrated guide to life that deconstructs some common preconceptions about living with a terminal diagnosis.


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