Memoir of a Debulked Woman

Memoir of a Debulked Woman

EnglishPaperback / softback
Gubar, Susan
WW Norton & Co
EAN: 9780393345896
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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. 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. 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.

Ovarian cancer remains an incurable disease for most of those diagnosed, even those lucky enough to find caring and skilled physicians. 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.
EAN 9780393345896
ISBN 0393345890
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Publication date July 9, 2013
Pages 320
Language English
Dimensions 211 x 140 x 20
Country United States
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Gubar, Susan
Illustrations 2 illustrations