Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393073254 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 In this moving memoir, a renowned feminist scholar explores the physical and psychological ordeal of living with ovarian cancer.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. Memoir of a Debu
Astonishing and well-written memoir about a difficult cancer treatment Joanna Daneman This is an astonishing memoir about a woman's "enduring" ovarian cancer. That is to say, not a "cure" or even assurance of survival, but author Susan Gubar agreed to undergo a radical, surgically difficult treatment for ovarian cancer, and she's also a fantastic writer. So not only. CYBER1 said Validation of debulking's horrific nature and the hollow it leaves behind. Having a Mom who passed just before Mother's day this yearI can relate to what Ms. Gubar is sharing about the debulking procedures and its effects. My Mother had that endured similar peritoneal & metastatic ovarian cancer for Validation of debulking's horrific nature and the hollow it leaves behind Having a Mom who passed just before Mother's day this yearI can relate to what Ms. Gubar is sharing about the debulking procedures and its effects. My Mother had that endured similar peritoneal & metastatic ovarian cancer for 3 yrs. Debulking's horrific nature and the hollow it lea. yrs. Debulking's horrific nature and the hollow it lea. kathryn mason said Believe in Truth, not facts.. The tone of this book is insulting. Dr. Gubar`s premise is basically, "I have ovarian cancer; if you do too, abandon all hope at the door; face it, you`re going to die, and here are the facts to prove it!"Well, I have Stage IV ovarian cancer, and this is my question to the author;
Even so, there is a certain beauty that only someone of Gubar s prodigious abilities can impart to such a painful experience. The voice is so utterly intimate, the reader will find herself, or himself, drawn into sharing the author s deepest thoughts, fears, and wishes. --Cynthia Crossen"Delivered in a voice that is intelligent, feminist and devastatingly honest Unlike many accounts of life with cancer, it is neither relentlessly upbeat nor melodramatic. --Elsa Dixler"Starred review. There is pathos here, but not self-pity; amid the tragic and sorrowful, sudden flashes of wit. The 'voice' is so utterly intimate, the reader will find herself, or himself, drawn into sharing the author's deepest thoughts, fears, and wishes. "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. "An extraordinary testament
Gilbert, was awarded the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Book Critics Circle. Susan Gubar received the Natalie Davis Spingarn Writers Award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and, with Sandra M. She is the Distinguished Emeritus Professor of English at Indiana University and lives in Bloomington.