At The Will Of The Body: Reflections on Illness

by Arthur W. Frank

Overview

A medical sociologist who has been seriously ill twice (heart attack and cancer) explores his experiences and examines what they taught him about how to live. An important resource for caregivers and patients.

In this deeply affecting memoir, Arthur W. Frank explores the events of illness from within: the transformation from person to patient, the pain, the wonder, and the ceremony of recovery.

To illuminate what illness can teach us about life, Frank draws upon his own encounters with serious illness—a heart attack at age thirty-nine and, a year later, a diagnosis of cancer.

In poignant and clear prose, he offers brilliant insights into what happens when our bodies and emotions are pushed to extremes. Ultimately, he examines what it means to be human.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618219292
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/16/2002
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Arthur W. Frank received the Natalie Davis Spingarn Writer’s Award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship in 1996. He teaches at the University of Calgary.

Editorial Reviews

"The best account of serious illness to appear in decades. Frank shows us the value of going through illness, not around it." — Larry Dossey, M.D —

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