FEISTY WOMANS BREAST CANCER BOOK PB Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

FEISTY WOMANS BREAST CANCER BOOK PB Book

The worst scars of breast cancer come not from facing death or disfigurement, but from "the psychological and emotional impact of the disease, its treatments, and the attitudes of our culture toward women's breasts," says breast-cancer survivor Elaine Ratner. Yet those seem to be the issues that physicians and books help with least. Ratner starts with a list of 18 insights that she wishes someone had taught her earlier in her treatment, such as "Expectations influence outcome," "A one-breasted body isn't ugly, just different," "Losing a breast doesn't have to affect your sex life," and "If you want things to change, you have to speak up." These realizations became the inspiration and organization of this book. Ratner shares her personal details as she describes her journey, her vulnerability, and her realizations. She is plucky and outspoken, often jarring your assumptions and convictions with statements such as these: "A woman ... doesn't need a breast to live well. A breast doesn't pump your blood or digest your food. You don't breathe with it or use it to walk or talk." "Your lover is going to look to you for a signal that it is all right to go on loving you, physically as well as emotionally. It's up to you to reassure him that you are not fragile or damaged.... Before you can convince him, you have to believe it yourself." Ratner talks like your friend and mentor, a woman who has gone through breast cancer, lost a breast, and emerged healthy and eager to help and inspire others with the mantra that "feistiness is good for your health." --Joan Price Read More

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  • Product Description

    Breaking down the taboos associated with breast cancer and its treatment, Elaine Ratner shows that this illness does not have to be a nightmare, and that most women who contract it can take charge of their experience and come out whole. She begins her book with a list of 18 insights learned from her experience with breast cancer, including:

    *Surround yourself with people who make you feel good
    *The human body is a miraculous healing machine
    *Nobody really knows much about breast cancer
    *A breast is completely expendable

    In addition to offering down-to-earth advice, Ratner discusses the paternalistic attitudes of the medical establishment toward women, the exaggeration of breast cancer statistics, and the way our culture shapes women's attitudes toward their bodies.

  • 0897932692
  • 9780897932691
  • Elaine Ratner
  • 18 October 2001
  • HUNTER HOUSE
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
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