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Author: Jarvis, Debra
Brand: Sasquatch Books
Color: Multicolor
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 256
Release Date: 19-08-2008
Details: Product Description Debra Jarvis works as a chaplain supporting patients at Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance (the clinic founded by the world-famous Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute). In that capacity she meets daily with patients in at many points along the path of living with cancer, from diagnosis to treatment to recovery and facing death. So in one of those ironic twists of fate, Jarvis was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. It’s Not About the Hair is the account of her time with cancer. As she says, the first thing people ask when they learn you have cancer is whether you are going to lose your hair. But what they really mean to ask is whether you are going to lose your life. Debra Jarvis is able to write honestly and humorously about her experience with cancer because she has had the unique experience of having witnessed and having guided so many cases of cancer. And she brings all of that perspective and context and wisdom to the story of her own breast cancer. As an ordained minister she considers her voice to be a combination of Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid" and Martha Stewart (pre-felon, that is), a persona she labels Mr. Martha Miyagi. It’s mystical and practical. Debra Jarvis manages to channel a humor that is reminiscent of Nora Ephron. This is a cancer story that won’t give you the creeps, but it will guide you to think deeply about the serious stuff like ingrained views on health and disease, life and death, the time we have and how we want to live it. Review "No matter what your belief system, Jarvis is a breath of fresh air in the congested world of health memoirs." --Library Journal, September 2007 "You don't need to have experienced cancer to appreciate this book--not by a long shot." - Reader's Digest, July 2008 --Reader's Digest " It's Not About the Hair, And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer chronicles {Jarvis'} journey through a masectomy, chemotherapy and remission with the signature wit and sarcasm beloved by her patients." -- Seattle Magazine, October 2008 Review " It's Not About the Hair, And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer chronicles {Jarvis'} journey through a masectomy, chemotherapy and remission with the signature wit and sarcasm beloved by her patients." " It's Not About the Hair, And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer chronicles {Jarvis'} journey through a masectomy, chemotherapy and remission with the signature wit and sarcasm beloved by her patients." -- Seattle Magazine, October 2008 Review "This memoir is as inspirational as it is humorous."-- MAMM Magazine, July/August, 2008 Review "Whether you've been diagnosed with any kind of cancer, are many years past treatment, or if you've been on the support side of surviving, It's Not About the Hair is an excellent book about living and dying and the faith to do both." -- Corvallis Gazette-Times, November, 2007 About the Author Debra Jarvis is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. A multi- denominational general oncology chaplain for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and a popular speaker, she lives in Seattle.
Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Languages: English
