At the Will of the Body - Reflections on Illness

Zusatztext "The best account of serious illness to appear in decades. Frank shows us the value of going through illness, not around it." -- Larry Dossey, M.D Informationen zum Autor Arthur W. Frank received the Natalie Davis Spingarn Writer’s Award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship in 1996. He teaches at the University of Calgary. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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....

Product details

• Authors: Frank Arthur W. Frank, Arthur W. Frank
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2002
• EAN: 9780618219292
• ISBN: 978-0-618-21929-2
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Biografien: allgemein, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General, Biography / Autobiography, Psychology: emotions, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, NATURE: Essays, MEDICAL: Nursing / General, HEALTH & FITNESS: Diet & Nutrition / Diets, HEALTH & FITNESS: Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Medical (incl. Patients), PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, HEALTH & FITNESS: Diseases / General, HEALTH & FITNESS: Longevity, HEALTH & FITNESS: Diseases & Conditions / Cancer