Bodies of truth : personal narratives on illness, disability, and medicine

2019 Foreword INDIES Award, Gold for Anthologies “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. 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-- Machine Generated Contents Note: 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 Berube -- 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 Paramo -- 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. Edited By Dinty W. Moore, Erin Murphy, Renée K. Nicholson ; Foreword By Jacek L. Mostwin. ""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 Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Preface Two Hearts Spared A Measure of Acceptance One Little Mind, Our Lie, Dr. Lie Locked into Life Rendered Mute Jamie’s Place A Day in the Grammar of Disease Marked 750 Words about Cancer The Power of a Handshake Submerged Where Do You Go from Alston Street? Confession This Moment Sit Still and Uncover Your Eyes Overtones The Way of the Spring Type One The Bad Patient A Tribute to the Pharmacist Flying into Jerusalem Reluctant Reliance An Interview with My Mom Days of the Giants Source Acknowledgments List of Contributors