Reconstructing Hope: Intrusions, Oxymorons & Transformations in the Breast Cancer Marathon
A breast cancer diagnosis is a most unwelcome intruder in life, one that signals a long marathon of tests, treatments, and emotional stress ahead. With that journey comes moments of conflicting anger and triumph, confusion and clarity—and it leaves survivors so transformed, they might not even recognize themselves afterward. In Reconstructing Hope, two-time survivor Donna Sidwell DeGracia offers support for people living out any stage of their breast cancer marathon.
Inside you'll find personal stories from DeGracia and other people keeping their pace and leaning forward at the breast cancer finish line. As a physician assistant, DeGracia shares medical insight on mammograms, mastectomies, cancer types and stages, and more. Poetry between each chapter remind you that hope comes from beauty as much as it does from knowledge and community.
Let Reconstructing Hope be your friend and coach as you battle onward in your breast cancer marathon. You have all the pieces of hope already inside you—now it's time to assemble them.
An Intricate Tapestry:
The Acculturation of Missionaries & Their Children
The author, the child of missionaries to Korea, explores the acculturation of the missionaries in their adopted land and the issues facing them and their children on return to the USA. While her stories are specific to Korea, the difficulties and rewards of living in another culture and of switching between cultures are familiar to many who have lived for an extended period in another country.
Anyone who has experienced the challenges of orientation in a strange place to what were the most routine activities or encounters has tasted acculturation. An Intricate Tapestry recounts the experiences of the author and others who lived in Korea during a very historic time, highlighting the challenges and formative potential of acculturation.
Waiting for the Bus
Waiting for the Bus is a collection of short stories and essays based on real life experiences of women from around the world. The stories deal with relationships, love and tragedy and speak to the strength and resilience of women in difficult circumstances. They take on a multitude of sometimes controversial topics through the lens of personal stories from women of various ages and cultures.
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