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Downey, Theresa

 
9780595347094: Views from the Other Side of the Looking Glass: Reflections on My Journey with Ovarian Cancer
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ISBN 10 : 0595347096 ISBN 13 : 9780595347094
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Something was wrong-very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train-going someplace that I did not want to go. I didn't have a reservation. I didn't have a destination. It didn't matter. I had the symptom. I could come on board. As the train sped rapidly down the track, my primary care physician arranged an array of appointments with other physicians and various diagnostic tests. Descriptions of the pictures of my inner body did not verify the presence or absence of cancer. Instead they suggested a diverse assortment of diagnoses. It was like having to choose an answer for a multiple-choice question but choosing the answer that I liked best-most likely a fibroid-was not an option. From the Other Side of the Looking Glass: Reflections on My Journey with Ovarian Cancer captures author Terry Downey's experiences with a silent but deadly cancer. Downey describes finding herself on a high speed train going places that she did not want to go. As she progressed through diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, and radio-immune therapy, those who made the journey with her helped to transform her feelings of hopelessness and despair into feelings of hope and courage.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Something was wrong-very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train-going someplace that I did not want to go. I didn't have a reservation. I didn't have a destination. It didn't matter. I had the symptom. I could come on board. As the train sped rapidly down the track, my primary care physician arranged an array of appointments with other physicians and various diagnostic tests. Descriptions of the pictures of my inner body did not verify the presence or absence of cancer. Instead they suggested a diverse assortment of diagnoses. It was like having to choose an answer for a multiple-choice question but choosing the answer that I liked best-most likely a fibroid-was not an option. From the Other Side of the Looking Glass: Reflections on My Journey with Ovarian Cancer captures author Terry Downey's experiences with a silent but deadly cancer. Downey describes finding herself on a high speed train going places that she did not want to go. As she progressed through diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, and radio-immune therapy, those who made the journey with her helped to transform her feelings of hopelessness and despair into feelings of hope and courage.

Biographie de l'auteur

Terry Downey has lived in eastern Massachusetts all of her life and has had ovarian cancer. During her nursing career she has worked in Maternal and Child Health as a registered nurse in clinical settings and has taught nursing in academic settings for more than forty years. As a volunteer in VA Hospitals and Soldiers? Homes, she has directed coffee hours and recreational activities for veterans. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, knitting, and reading. Her combined life experiences provide her with insight into this important topic for women.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595347096
ISBN 13 
9780595347094
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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