Bodies of truth : personal narratives on illness, disability, and medicine / edited by Dinty W. Moore, Erin Murphy, Ren�ee K. Nicholson ; foreword by Jacek L. Mostwin.
Two hearts / Brian Doyle -- Spared / Deborah Burghardt -- A measure of acceptance / Floyd Skloot -- One little mind, our lie, Dr. Lie / Matthew S. Smith -- Locked into life / Mark Brazaitis -- Rendered mute / Teresa Blankmeyer Burke -- Jamie's place / Michael B�erub�e -- A day in the grammar of disease / Sonya Huber -- Marked / William Bradley -- 750 words about cancer / Rebecca Housel -- The power of a handshake / Hugh Silk -- Submerged / Tenley Lozano -- Where do you go from Alston Street? / Kat Moore -- Confession / Diane Kraynak -- This moment / Adriana P�aramo -- Sit still and uncover your eyes / Elizabeth Brady -- Overtones / Meredith Davies Hadaway -- The way of the Spring / Patrick Donnelly -- Type one / Riley Passmore -- The bad patient / Sandra Beasley -- A tribute to the pharmacist / Taison Bell -- Flying into Jerusalem / Katherine MacFarlane -- Reluctant reliance / Erin M. Kelly -- An interview with my mom / Belinda Waller-Peterson -- Days of the giants / Madaline Harrison.
Summary:
""Medicine still contains an oral tradition, passed down in stories: the stories patients tell us, the ones we tell them, and the ones we tell ourselves," writes contributor Madaline Harrison. Bodies of Truth continues this tradition through a variety of narrative approaches by writers representing all facets of health care. And, since all of us have been or will be touched by illness or disability--our own or that of a loved one--at some point in our lives, any reader of this anthology can relate to the challenges, frustrations, and pain--both physical and emotional--that the contributors have experienced. Bodies of Truth offers perspectives on a wide array of issues, from food allergies, cancer, and neurology to mental health, autoimmune disorders, and therapeutic music. These experiences are recounted by patients, nurses, doctors, parents, children, caregivers, and others who attempt to articulate the intangible human and emotional factors that surround life when it intersects with the medical field"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.