RIP Teva Harrison. This cancer narrative meant a great deal to some of my family members when they were dealing with cancer.
RIP Teva Harrison. This cancer narrative meant a great deal to some of my family members when they were dealing with cancer.
I spent most of this book either crying, or folding pages, so I wouldn't forget all of the experiences Teva described that are the exact same as my own.
Also living with Stage IV, the feeling of hope-turned-sadness-turned-anger is so real for me. If you ever want a glimpse into my life, or anyone living with this incurable disease, read this book. It'll break your heart but you'll come out more compassionate, guaranteed. 5/5.
A simple and honest illustrated memoir of Teva's reality of living with metastatic breast cancer. She doesn't shy away from the hard parts, but also takes time to share the ways she holds on to her hope through the dark times. Teva wants to give voice to the fears that many terminal cancer patients have and encourage them to talk to their family, friends, doctors, and other loved ones, and take back the power from the bogeyman that is cancer.
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At just under 160 pgs, many of which are full pg graphics that convey so much more than any words could ever say, Teva packs a gut wrenching punch on every single pg with pure unfiltered raw honesty & emotion. You don‘t have to be effected by cancer (directly or indirectly), in order to experience the depth of courage, the power of hope, & the audacity w/ which she embraces every day of life she's granted.💓
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"He promised to keep me in books for the rest of my life. In fact he still curates a pre-vetted to-read shelf for me of books he thinks I'll enjoy." ?
This graphic memoir of a 37yr old woman struggling to survive day by day with stage IV metastatic breast cancer is breathtakingly raw, poignant, & as a librarian who sees cancer patients & their families everyday at NIH, very powerfully real. Wow.
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Looking forward to diving into this graphic memoir about Teva Harrison, who's been diagnosed with metastatic, incurable breast cancer at 37 yo. I'm sure it's going to be a difficult read but one that explores the depths of what it means to live and how illness affects those around us. Thanks for sending me this beautiful copy for review, @HouseOfAnansi!
Hard to read, yet so full of hope. I pray for the author and anyone else living day to day with cancer.
Just starting this. Part graphic novel part memoir. Subtitled "a memoir about living with cancer". Something about this opening drawing is very powerful.
Just starting this. Part graphic novel part memoir. Subtitled "a memoir about living with cancer". Something about this opening drawing is very powerful.
This book was a beautifully written and visually stunning memoir about living with cancer. It was real and sad and hard and sweet and messy -just like life.
Today is National Cancer Survivor Day. I have two family members struggling with cancer right now. So hard. I'm going to read this pretty book and see if I think my family members would enjoy it.
I wanted to post another photo so you can see the gorgeous cover!
It touches on so many aspects of life; which I suppose are brought to the forefront of your mind when you're faced with incurable cancer. Beautiful images, beautiful words.
"He promised to keep me in books for the rest of my life." ?
Reading this is stirring up so many things in me. I met Teva in passing about a decade ago and her graphic-novel/memoir about living with cancer is as radiant and wonderful as I remember her being.