It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.37 (561 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157061573X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She is also guided by a spiritual sensibility that transcends organized religion. Still, don't pass this book by without giving it a go-if you have breast cancer, it might be exactly what you need. But most of all, she's walked the walk. The title comes from patients whose first question after being diagnosed with breast cancer often is, will I lose my hair? And Jarvis, because she is truly wise and compassionate, understands what they are really asking: will I lose my life? (Oct.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. She's probably not everyone's cup of tea, especially if you believe certain topics are meant only for a doctor's office and/or the bedroom. A chaplain at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Jarvis cares deeply about others, and for all her fast talk, she's a listener. From Publishers Weekly Jarvis is an ordained minister with a bawdy sense of humor, and a br
"A conversation" according to Kindle Customer. Cancer is a hush hush topic even these days. This is a conversation about the patient side of cancer and one way to handle it. It is at most times sensitive though in a bit too perky and caustic attitude. There are plenty of questions answered, a lot of reality checks, and comes from a woman few people could identify with except she has cancer.. A unique and humorous look in the face of breast cancer Debra Jarvis has the perspective few other cancer patients have: that of a cancer patient and cancer chaplain. When I think of "chaplain", I imagine a older gentleman with a collar and a bible, ready to read me my last rites; Debra is the antithesis of this. She is a young, funny woman with a surprisingly secular approach to God, and she is able to minister to people with cancer in a way that touches everyone. And when she is diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, her reactions and emotions strike a nerve as genuinely human and real -- her training as a chaplain doesn't give her an. Healing through humor As an oncology nurse, I appreciated Ms. Jarvis' candid yet humorous rendering of her experiences. Her wit is evident on each page, even in the more telling personal episodes with her patients and during her own battle with cancer.There are no major theological breakthroughs here (those seeking deeper spiritual answers may need to look elsewhere), but that was not the intent of her book. Instead, she brings the reader through a devistating chapter in her life, describing her struggles and her often unique point of view. (I will never again think of cleaning the toilet in quite the s
This is a cancer story that won’t give you the creeps, but it will guide you to think deeply about the serious stuff like ingrained views on health and disease, life and death, the time we have and how we want to live it.. It’s mystical and practical. Debra Jarvis works as a chaplain supporting patients at Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance (the clinic founded by the world-famous Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute). It’s Not About the Hair is the account of her time with cancer. So in one of those ironic twists of fate, Jarvis was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. As she says, the first thing people ask when they learn you have cancer is whether you are going to lose your hair. In that capacity she meets daily with patients in at many points along the path of living with cancer, from diagnosis to treatment to recovery and facing death. As an ordained minister she considers her voice to be a combination of Mr. Martha Miyagi. But what they really mean to ask is whether you are going to lose your life. Debra Jarvis is able to write honestly and humorously about her experience with cancer because she has had the unique experience of having witnessed and having guided so many cases of cancer. Debra Jarvis manages to channel a humor that is reminiscent of Nora Ephron