It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157061573X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. It’s mystical and practical. 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.. So in one of those ironic twists of fate, Jarvis was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. Martha Miyagi. Miyagi from The Karate Kid" and Martha Stewart (pre-felon, that is), a persona she labels Mr. And she brings all of that perspective and context and wisdom to the story of her own breast cancer. 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. As an ordained minister she considers her voice to be a combination of Mr. Debra Jarvis manages to channel a humor that is reminiscent of Nora Ephron. But what they really mean to ask is whether you are going to lose your life. Debra Jarvis works as a chaplain supporting patients at Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance (the clinic
Kindle Customer said A conversation. Cancer is a hush hush topic even these days. This is a conversation about the patient side of cancer and one way to handle it. It is at most times sensitive though in a bit too perky and caustic attitude. There are plenty of questions answered, a lot of reality checks, and comes from a woman few people could id. "A unique and humorous look in the face of breast cancer" according to Andrew Smith. Debra Jarvis has the perspective few other cancer patients have: that of a cancer patient and cancer chaplain. When I think of "chaplain", I imagine a older gentleman with a collar and a bible, ready to read me my last rites; Debra is the antithesis of this. She is a young, funny woman with a surprisingly secul. Healing through humor Valenti As an oncology nurse, I appreciated Ms. Jarvis' candid yet humorous rendering of her experiences. Her wit is evident on each page, even in the more telling personal episodes with her patients and during her own battle with cancer.There are no major theological breakthroughs here (those seeking deeper spiritual
From Publishers Weekly Jarvis is an ordained minister with a bawdy sense of humor, and a breast cancer survivor who believes in telling it like it is. A chaplain at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Jarvis cares deeply about others, and for all her fast talk, she's a listener. . The accounts of other people's struggles are among the most moving in the book. Diagnosed with breast cancer at the same time as her mother was, she underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and an implant with courage and, yes, a sense of humor that signals a deep appreciation of life. She's probably not everyone's cup of te