It's Not About the Hair
And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer
Blue Star Press · Print & ebook · August 19, 2008
An oncology chaplain shares stories from her own battle with breast cancer in this frank, often hilarious memoir reminiscent of the works of Nora Ephron For more than two decades, author Debra Jarvis has counseled cancer patients in her work as a chaplain, working with them from the point of diagnosis through their treatment and recovery.
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- Who it’s for
- A candid, often funny memoir holds medical realities and spiritual questions in the same frame.
- Themes
- Breast cancer, Vulnerability and resilience, Spirituality and illness
- Genres
- Lives in Medicine, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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An oncology chaplain shares stories from her own battle with breast cancer in this frank, often hilarious memoir reminiscent of the works of Nora Ephron For more than two decades, author Debra Jarvis has counseled cancer patients in her work as a chaplain, working with them from the point of diagnosis through their treatment and recovery. Then, in an ironic twist, she herself was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer.
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It’s Not About the Hair is Jarvis’ warm and wise account of her own journey as a cancer patient, having already guided so many others through the same battle. With humor, candor, and an indomitable spirit, Jarvis opens a rare window into the interwoven world of medical technology and procedure, human vulnerability and strength, and the spiritual issues that converge in the experience of living through illness and living through life.
Candor With Heart
A candid, often funny memoir holds medical realities and spiritual questions in the same frame.
Come here for
- Frank humor alongside a chaplain’s perspective on illness
- Spiritual questions met with candor and warmth
Expect
- An intimate account balancing medical realities, vulnerability, and strength
Where it sits
| Breast Cancer | 64% |
|---|---|
| Lives in Medicine | 61% |
| Cancer | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in Medicine
- Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Authors
- Debra Jarvis
- Publisher
- Blue Star Press
- Published
- August 19, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Breast cancer · Vulnerability and resilience · Spirituality and illness
- Reading lane
- Lives in Medicine