Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393345890 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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was a challenging read because of the dramatic and painful treatment of Gubar's cancer Vicky Young While this was a challenging read because of the dramatic and painful treatment of Gubar's cancer, I stuck it out to understand her resiliency. Five Stars excellent
Gubar deserves the highest admiration for her bravery and honesty." New York Times Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2008, Susan Gubar underwent radical debulking surgery, an attempt to excise the cancer by removing part or all of many organs in the lower abdomen. Ovarian cancer remains an incurable disease for most of those diagnosed, even those lucky enough to find caring and skilled physicians. She finds solace in the abiding love of her husband, children, and friends while she searches for understanding in works of literature, visual art, and the testimonies of others who suffer with various forms of cancer. Memoir of a Debulked Woman is both a polemic against the ineffectual and injurious medical responses to which thousands of women are subjected and a meditation on the gifts of companionship, art, and literature that sustain people in need. Her memoir mines the deepest levels of anguish and devotion as she struggles to come to terms with her body’s betrayal and the frightful protocols of contemporary medicine. A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book "Staggering, searing…Ms. 2 illustrations
"A clear-eyed and exquisitely written look at the decisions and compromises people make for a little more time on earth. Intimate, unsentimental, and darkly funny a moving reminder of 'how greedy for existence we are.'Starred review. --Cynthia CrossenIn this brave, honest book, Gubar grapples with the reality and symbolism of cancer. An exquisitely written look at the decisions and compromises people make for a little more time on earth. "Not just a grueling memoir of facing a deadly disease but a powerful expose of the failure of medical science to find better ways to detect and treat it. Her tone is intimate, unsentimental, and darkly funny. "Brave, honest intimate, unsentimental, and darkly funny. --Joyce Carol OatesDelivered in a voice that is intelligent, feminist and devastatingly hone
Gilbert, was awarded the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Book Critics Circle. She is the Distinguished Emeritus Professor of English at Indiana University and lives in Bloomington. Susan Gubar received the Natalie Davis Spingarn Writers Award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and, with Sandra M.