Myra Schneider

Writing My Way Through Cancer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2000, poet and author Myra Schneider turned to her writing to help her come to terms with the experience. In this thoughtful and readable book, she illustrates how writing helped her through diagnosis, treatment and recovery as well as the change in self-image following her mastectomy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 161mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 331g
• ISBN-13: 9781843101130
• ISBN-10: 1843101130
• Artikelnr.: 21502121

Autorenporträt

Myra Schneider

Inhaltsangabe

Poems in the book. Notes and lists. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Journal.
1.Investigation. 2. Diagnoses. 3. Hospital. 4. Recovery from the Operation
1. 5. Recovery from the Operation 2. 6. First Encounter with Chemotherapy.
7. Interlude in Nice. 8. Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy 1. 9. Chemotherapy
and Radiotherapy 2. 10. The After Effects of Double Treatment. 11. The
Final Cycles of Chemotherapy. 12. Escape to Eastbourne and Book Launches.
13. Climbing Back to Health 1. 14. Climbing Back to Health 2. Afterword.
Part 2: Writing Ideas. Starting Off. Letting Go in Lists. Flow Writing.
Visualizations. Writing about Memories. Playing with Words. Image
Explorations. Taking an Overview. Taking Your Writing Further. Other Books
by Myra Schneider. Bibliography. Useful Addresses. Index