In fact, they proliferate into fevers and anemia. No - life’s a dream.īut then the rash and fatigue you’d chalked off to stress and excessive partying don’t seem to let up. Baguettes, wine, and ample cuddles from your beau form the foundation of your existence. You’re twenty-two, just moved to Paris, and are in an exciting new relationship. But what really happens once remission is achieved? How do you enter the world of “the living” again, and reclaim a semblance of your normal life? Synopsis That once the malignant cells die away, a person is back to their old self. The prevailing narrative is that remission is the endpoint. Its author, Suleika Jaouad, answers a question that a lot of people tend to gloss over in the cancer world. (And later purchased my own copy, ’cause it was that good.) So when a friend recommended Between Two Kingdoms, I instantly put it on hold at the library. Not to mention the emotional challenges that accompany a cancer diagnosis. I lost my grandmother to uterine cancer when I was 11, and memoirs provide insight into the physical pain she underwent. I’ve developed a fondness for cancer memoirs in particular. Especially when the day-to-day can feel as if we’re forced to uphold a façade of happiness. There’s something about the vulnerability memoirs offer. They make me feel less alone, even when the author and I have lived vastly different lives.
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