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Bearing witness : living with ovarian cancer / Kathryn Carter and Laurie Elit, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Life writing series.
- Life writing series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ovaries--Cancer--Patients--Canada--Biography.
- Ovaries.
- Women--Canada--Biography.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (103 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bearing Witness is a collection of stories from women who went through the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and treatment for it, only to find that the cancer recurred and any hope of recovery was gone. These women represent a spectrum of ages, ethnic backgrounds, marital circumstances, and professional experiences. From their stories we learn how each woman shapes the meaning of her life. Facing a life crisis can make one bitter and angry, but it can also provide the key to a thankful and generous spirit within. Storytelling is an important art form present in many cultures: i
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Esther; Bev; Lisa; Mary; Bilgay; Denise; Sarah; Patricia; Ida; Martha; Cheryl; Afterword: Metastasizing Plots: Telling and Un-Telling the Stories of Cancer; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 87-91.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612534331
- 9781554582044
- 1554582040
- 9781282534339
- 1282534335
- 9781554581634
- 155458163X
- OCLC:
- 759156760
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