Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own, Benedict 9781942134916 Free Shipping+-

Rewriting IllnessAuthor(s): Elizabeth Benedict\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Mandel Vilar Press, United States\nImprint: Mandel Vilar Press\nISBN-13: 9781942134916, 978-1942134916\nSynopsis\nBy turns somber and funny but above all provocative, Elizabeth BenedictsRewriting Illness: A View of My Ownis a most unconventional memoir. With wisdom, self-effacing wit, and the story-telling skills of a seasoned novelist, she brings to life her cancer diagnosis and committed hypochondria. As she discovers multiplying lumps in her armpit, she describes her initial terror, interspersed with moments of self-mocking levity as she indulges in natural remedies, among them chanting Tibetan mantras, drinking shots of wheat grass, and finding medicinal properties in chocolate babka. Shetracks the progression of her illness from muddled diagnosis to debilitating treatment as she gathers sustenance from her family and an assortment of urbane, ironic friends, including her fearless cancer guru. In brief.