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At the Will of the Body

At the Will of the Body

Frank, Arthur W.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralHealth GeneralCancer

ISBN10: 0618219293
ISBN13: 9780618219292
Publisher: Harvest Publications
Published: Jul 16 2002
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.43 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
A medical sociologist who has been seriously ill twice (heart attack and cancer) explores his experiences and examines what they taught him about how to live. An important resource for caregivers and patients.

In this deeply affecting memoir, Arthur W. Frank explores the events of illness from within: the transformation from person to patient, the pain, the wonder, and the ceremony of recovery.

To illuminate what illness can teach us about life, Frank draws upon his own encounters with serious illness--a heart attack at age thirty-nine and, a year later, a diagnosis of cancer.

In poignant and clear prose, he offers brilliant insights into what happens when our bodies and emotions are pushed to extremes. Ultimately, he examines what it means to be human.

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