An Elephant in the Brain One Year with a Brain Tumour: the Carer's Story |
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| Author:
| Miskelly, Christine |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7044-7984-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2022 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.38 |
Book Description:
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A diagnosis of brain tumour is devastating for the person being diagnosed but also for their family. Life is instantly turned upside down. How can this be lived with? How do you cope with the fear, the shock, the uncertainty, the fact that things will never be the same again? From diagnosis to death the author kept a journal of events, fears and hopes and in this small volume she shares these, together with a number of poems and other reflections. The hope is that this collection will...
More DescriptionA diagnosis of brain tumour is devastating for the person being diagnosed but also for their family. Life is instantly turned upside down. How can this be lived with? How do you cope with the fear, the shock, the uncertainty, the fact that things will never be the same again? From diagnosis to death the author kept a journal of events, fears and hopes and in this small volume she shares these, together with a number of poems and other reflections. The hope is that this collection will resonate with others who find themselves in a similar situation. That they will know that it can be lived with and through and that even in the tragedy there can be beauty and most of all love.