Not Now I'm Having A No Hair Day
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By: Christine Clifford
Format: Paperback
From: University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date: December 2002
From: University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date: December 2002
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 110
Ean: 9780816643158
Isbn: 0816643156
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 110
Ean: 9780816643158
Isbn: 0816643156
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Straightforward and honest, Not Now, I'm Having a No Hair Day paints a realistic picture of what it was like for Christine Clifford to discover breast cancer, undergo surgery, and endure months of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Her moments of fear, frustration, embarrassment, love, and joy are captured playfully in 60 cartoons. Cancer patients and their families will readily enjoy a humorous look at a serious subject.
USER REVIEWS
"Great book. Sometimes you just need to laugh when you're going through treatment and feel terrible!!"
~ Written on 2008-03-24
~ Written on 2008-03-24
"My wife has brain cancer and asked that I find a couple of books for her written by survivors of any type of cancer. Though I purchased several for her, this one seemed to be able to make her laugh - truly laugh - for the first time in 6 months.
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~ Written on 2008-02-25
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~ Written on 2008-02-25
"It was quite boring, wasn't very funny. The best part of the book was when her husband told her, when her hair fell out, well it's more to kiss... wonder if that really happened, but it looked good on paper... anyway.. for fun Look into Jeff Dunham for laughs!"
~ Written on 2008-02-01
~ Written on 2008-02-01
"This is not a cute, funny book about the visicitudes of cancer, its treatment and aftermath. Instead, it is a shallow exposition of one person's experiencing the meaninglessness of life in the face of a premature death.
The author, who claims to have a master's degree in theology, feels that there is no point in living life to the fullest in the face of her cancer diagnosis. Instead, she retreats to an existance in front of the television and immerses herself in the trivia of TV Guide's crossword puzzles. Her cynicism cuts her off from any possibilty of even attempting spiritual growth. The book is one, long cry of existential angst.
I am writing this review as a warning to any cancer patients who are looking for some humor or a lightening of spirit with respect to their condition. While, as a cancer survivor myself, I was able to identify with some of her experiences and insights, as a whole I found the tone of the book extremely negative and the outlook hopeless. This is not my experience with my cancer, and I wouldn't wish it on anybody.
There are no answers, here, only questions that I doubt anybody in the author's position needs reminding of. I would not recommend this book to anyone. "
~ Written on 2007-11-22
The author, who claims to have a master's degree in theology, feels that there is no point in living life to the fullest in the face of her cancer diagnosis. Instead, she retreats to an existance in front of the television and immerses herself in the trivia of TV Guide's crossword puzzles. Her cynicism cuts her off from any possibilty of even attempting spiritual growth. The book is one, long cry of existential angst.
I am writing this review as a warning to any cancer patients who are looking for some humor or a lightening of spirit with respect to their condition. While, as a cancer survivor myself, I was able to identify with some of her experiences and insights, as a whole I found the tone of the book extremely negative and the outlook hopeless. This is not my experience with my cancer, and I wouldn't wish it on anybody.
There are no answers, here, only questions that I doubt anybody in the author's position needs reminding of. I would not recommend this book to anyone. "
~ Written on 2007-11-22
"I married the author, not least of all because I told her just after I proposed that "I love your view of life."
She's taken death head on and turned it into life; she's found joy in sorrow and opportunity in adversity. If all you pick up from reading this book is that, it's a five--how can it not be?
Here's to someone who did more than survive; she saw how rich and meaningful life is, and how much there is that we can laugh at every day."
~ Written on 2006-07-14
She's taken death head on and turned it into life; she's found joy in sorrow and opportunity in adversity. If all you pick up from reading this book is that, it's a five--how can it not be?
Here's to someone who did more than survive; she saw how rich and meaningful life is, and how much there is that we can laugh at every day."
~ Written on 2006-07-14