I'd rather do chemo than clean out the garage: choosing laughter over tears
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Dallas, TX : Brown Books Pub. Group, 2003.
Format:
Book
ISBN:
0971326525 :, 9780971326521
Status:
GRC Granby Non-Fiction
362.196 DIG
Description
An inspiring and witty memoir by a woman battling cancer—with laughter. Fran Di Giacomo made it through one case of cancer at forty—then got hit with a worse case in her fifties. Tired of the somber, weepy books she kept getting from well-meaning friends, she stumbled upon a book that made her laugh out loud—and realized that was what she'd been missing. Laughter felt good—and that was how she wanted to feel. Inspired, she wrote this unique memoir, an unsentimental, sharply funny take on her experience—including her favorite techniques for shamelessly exploiting the chemo lifestyle. She reveals the way that indulging her sense of humor not only kept her sane during the hardest moments, but also allowed her to continue her successful career as an artist, even through thirteen hospitalizations, ten surgeries, and constant chemotherapy. Her book is terrifically entertaining—as her oncologist warns in the foreword, you should avoid reading it in the immediate postoperative period due to the risk of popping a suture. It can also help other cancer patients, or anyone dealing with hardship, to cultivate a zesty enthusiasm for life and empower themselves to keep fighting.
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Physical Desc:
xv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:
English
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APA Citation (style guide)
Di Giacomo, F. (2003). I'd rather do chemo than clean out the garage: choosing laughter over tears. Dallas, TX, Brown Books Pub. Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Di Giacomo, Fran. 2003. I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage: Choosing Laughter Over Tears. Dallas, TX, Brown Books Pub. Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Di Giacomo, Fran, I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage: Choosing Laughter Over Tears. Dallas, TX, Brown Books Pub. Group, 2003.
MLA Citation (style guide)Di Giacomo, Fran. I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage: Choosing Laughter Over Tears. Dallas, TX, Brown Books Pub. Group, 2003.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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