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A compelling memoir about trying to live meaningfully with illness and triumph beyond it, by breast cancer survivor Alana Somerville, a teacher and mother of two young children. I looked at all the sick people around me. Was I going to be like them? Was that already me? Did I suddenly have a time stamp on my life? Would I make it out of this alive? Alana Somerville--wife, teacher and mother of two small children--was thirty-three years old when she was diagnosed with stage-two, triple-negative breast cancer. The diagnosis changed her world and the relationships she had with everyone around her. Suddenly she was faced with endless medical appointments, multiple surgeries and procedures, the challenges of chemotherapy, and all the decisions involved in her treatment. She also had to deal with the trauma of realizing that her support network--sometimes even her closest friends--could struggle with how to help or even how to react to her anymore. Throughout the course of her illness, Alana learned to maneuver through the medical system, to advocate for herself, and to build a truly supportive network. She also discovered how to keep her positive spirit intact while undergoing a double mastectomy and ongoing treatment. She is now living cancer-free--a survivor and an advocate. Alana's story is not unique. It's a story that will resonate with anyone who has suffered illness and found themselves navigating a whole new world upon diagnosis. This is an "everywoman's" journey through the experience of cancer, tracing the emotional, physical and psychological steps that are common to all. In the end, this memoir will offer hope that one can live a healthy, fulfilling and happy life beyond diagnosis. Holding on to Normal is for anyone who is suffering--or knows someone who is suffering from--a setback in life, and who is looking for inspiration on how to navigate their own journey.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1501168126
ISBN-13
9781501168123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240007504

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Book Title
Holding on to Normal : How I Survived Cancer and Made It to the Other Side, Happier, Healthier and Stronger
Author
Alana Somerville
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Diseases / Cancer, Women, Personal Memoirs, Medical
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz

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It is one thing to live through a difficult cancer journey with courage, aequinimitas, and humour, but a totally different thing to write about the experience with such wisdom, insight and conviction. This book provides a patient's look into the world of cancer, treatment and rehabilitation that would be helpful to other patients and their families. . . . It also provides an accessible look at the patient experience for all healthcare workers involved in the circle of care. A positive and encouraging read., This memoir resonates with its tales of strength and sacrifice--something all mothers experience and will understand. It is a beguiling and hope-filled read that . . . will make you cry with sympathy and laugh with understanding., Hundreds of thousands of women get breast cancer every year and few know what to anticipate. This . . . should provide a great deal of comfort for them., As a woman and a mother, I found that this memoir resonates with its tales of strength and sacrifice--something that all mothers experience and will understand. It is a beguiling and hope-filled read that carefully balances the woes of suffering with all the hopes that parenting can offer. It will make you cry with sympathy and laugh with understanding. I have recommended this book to many and will continue to do so., Provides the inspiring message that the new 'normal' of life during and after cancer can actually be a blessing., It is one thing to live through a difficult cancer journey with courage, aequinimitas, and humour, but a totally different thing to write about the experience with such wisdom, insight and conviction. This book provides a patient's look into the world of cancer, treatment and rehabilitation that would be helpful to other patients and their families. . . . [and] provides an accessible look at the patient experience for all healthcare workers., [A] harrowing, captivating and riveting read that inspires and instills hope. I urge everyone to read it ... I commend Alana on her bravery.
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
362.19699/4490092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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