Don't Die of Embarrassment: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684846241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A remarkably candid and informative first-person account of surviving colon cancer and living after a colostomy. Brawley.. When the successful actress received the diagnosis of colorectal cancer, she knew that this was the greatest crisis she and her family would face. More than just a memoir, Don't Die of Embarrassment provides valuable information about the ostomy experience. A helpful guide for anyone facing this life-altering surgery. Every year 70,000 people in the United States and Canada undergo colostomies. Includes a new afterword, written by Dr. A valuable guide for people learning to adjust to an altered lifestyle after surgery. Otis W. She gives essential information about the occurrence of colon cancer, its symptoms, and treatment options. But it also became an adventure that, through courage and humor, brought new joys and a greater appreciation to her life. In
Barney Miller on the television series Barney Miller. She has performed Shakespeare at Stratford and with the New York Public Theater in Central Park, and she currently plays Brooke Shields's feisty grandmother on the hit series Suddenly Susan. She lives in New York City with her husband, Jay Harnick. . Barbara Barrie was a Tony nominee for her role in Company and an Academy Awar
Boring, boring Well, I guess I had a different take on this book than the other reviewers here. Having a new colostomy, I was really hoping that there would be a lot of information about that in this book. Unfortunately for me, most of the book was about her acting gigs, which I have no interest in. And there was a lot on her botched colostomy, which is really awful but again, not something I'm dealing with. Her attitude is wonderful, and I can't even imagine how she could have chemotherapy and then work the same day. I truly admire who she is. But the information I personally was hoping would be in this. Grandma said Important book. This book is an important book. We tend to ignore embarrassing symptoms. The story is tragic, but told honestly and with humor.. Barbara Tells a Good Story Barbara Barrie does a good job telling a coherent, compelling tale of her experience of colon cancer but her outright honesty about her own denial of long-term symptoms makes you want to shake her! Anyone undergoing the bodily image changes of an ostomy will identify with her embarassment and ultimate acceptance of a difficult, but liberating (it gives you your life back), adjustment.
What happened to Barrie happens to a lot of people; she has done a great service by speaking out, conveying her experience so movingly and in such a straightforward manner. . Betty Rollin A vivid, touching, often funny story about one of life's most indelicate medical nightmares.Liz Smith A brilliantly told tale of recovery, hope, faith, and love