I read the first 3/4 of this book in one sitting. Such a relatable book for someone going through cancer about what it really feels like – none of that toxic positivity rubbish. It was so great to know I wasn't the only one with these feelings.
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I read the first 3/4 of this book in one sitting. Such a relatable book for someone going through cancer about what it really feels like – none of that toxic positivity rubbish. It was so great to know I wasn't the only one with these feelings.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: IN 2023 I was fifty-three and living and working in New Zealand as a psychotherapist when I was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer. As someone who's made a career from helping people manage their feelings at times of crisis, I could never have imaged the emotional impact cancer would have on me. Whilst treatment attends to the problems with the body, the wider, deeper emotional effects of living with cancer are left for us to deal with as we try to get on with our everyday life. I've found that not only does cancer disrupt your health, your family, your income, your relationships, your future – every aspect of your life, in fact – it strikes at the very heart of your identity. Cancer threatens to rob you of who you are, by shattering your emotional landscape.
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Contents: 1.The Beginning. 2.Overwhelming Confusion. 3.The Traumatic Nature of Cancer. 4.The Vulnerability of Treatment. 5.The Isolation of Illness.6.Self-Compassion 7.Chemical Warfare. 8.The Fragility of Recovery. 9.Out of Body.10.Living with Uncertainty.11.Gratitude. 12. Intermission.13.The Devastation of Relapse.14.Living with Dying.15.Telling the Story EPILOGUE Mere Mortality
Author Biography:
Sandra Russell lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband and family. She emigrated to New Zealand in 2001 where she studied to become a psychotherapist. Sandra then spent many years working as a Registered Psychotherapist with adults, couples and families, when a diagnosis of incurable cancer propelled her into a different life with an uncertain future. Having spent her working life helping others manage in times of emotional crisis, she found herself having to navigate through the turmoil of diagnosis, treatment and beyond. The Feeling of Cancer is Sandra's honest and frank account of how she did that. Sandra brings together her different areas of expertise in The Feeling of Cancer. She holds a BA in English Literature (First Class Hons) and a Masters in Health Science, Psychotherapy (First Class Hons). The Feeling of Cancer was written to meet the requirements of a Masters of Creative Writing (First Class Hons) where she made the Dean's List.
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