The Cancer Journals

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An important work of auto-pathography detailing Lorde‘s experience with cancer and the politics around cancer care and management. Written in Lorde‘s typical flourish and cutting voice that awakens and educates all at once.

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The Cancer Journals | Audre Lorde

Special arrival! I was introduced to both Virginia Woolf and Audre Lorde this year and couldn‘t believe my luck when I bumped into this unique collection from Dutch publisher HetMoet. 🙏🏻 It reprints Woolf‘s essay On Being Ill and Lorde‘s intro to The Cancer Journals with essays on illness from contemporary writers, some translated.

Hopefully I‘ll have thoughts (and links to read some of these pieces online?) worth sharing in a follow-up post.

Suet624 I could have used this book when I was so ill with Lyme Disease. 2y

tenar @Suet624 Right? I‘m delighted to read this now, but it would‘ve been more impactful earlier in my illness journey. I see recovery narratives most often, which bring hope, but I needed more than hope, I needed literature on how to live with illness in the moment. I know Lyme Disease is challenging; I hope you‘re as well as possible this holiday season ❤️ 2y

Suet624 You‘re exactly right. I needed help, not just hope. After 7 years of struggling I‘m happy to say I‘m doing quite well. I hope you are too. 2y

tenar @Suet624 I‘m so glad to hear that. I‘m not physically at my best, but I‘m happy to say I‘m mentally doing very well. Thank you, and thank you for sharing with me! 2y

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