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In-Between Days
In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer | Teva Harrison
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Teva Harrison was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 37. In this brilliant and inspiring graphic memoir, she documents through comic illustration and short personal essays what it means to live with the disease. She confronts with heartbreaking honesty the crises of identity that cancer brings: a lifelong vegetarian, Teva agrees to use experimental drugs that have been tested on animals. She struggles to reconcile her long-term goals with an uncertain future, balancing the innate sadness of cancer with everyday acts of hope and wonder. She also examines those quiet moments of helplessness and loving with her husband, her family, and her friends, while they all adjust to the new normal. Ultimately, In-Between Days is redemptive and uplifting, reminding each one of us of how beautiful life is, and what a gift.
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Bibliogeekery
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RIP Teva Harrison. This cancer narrative meant a great deal to some of my family members when they were dealing with cancer.

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samjmitchell
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I spent most of this book either crying, or folding pages, so I wouldn't forget all of the experiences Teva described that are the exact same as my own.

Also living with Stage IV, the feeling of hope-turned-sadness-turned-anger is so real for me. If you ever want a glimpse into my life, or anyone living with this incurable disease, read this book. It'll break your heart but you'll come out more compassionate, guaranteed. 5/5.

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RachLovesTV
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A simple and honest illustrated memoir of Teva's reality of living with metastatic breast cancer. She doesn't shy away from the hard parts, but also takes time to share the ways she holds on to her hope through the dark times. Teva wants to give voice to the fears that many terminal cancer patients have and encourage them to talk to their family, friends, doctors, and other loved ones, and take back the power from the bogeyman that is cancer.

Eggs 😢 6y
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Clwojick
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Opening page.💗

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Clwojick
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❤️❤️

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MarticaMustRead
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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #GraphicNovel #Memoir #Fav
At just under 160 pgs, many of which are full pg graphics that convey so much more than any words could ever say, Teva packs a gut wrenching punch on every single pg with pure unfiltered raw honesty & emotion. You don‘t have to be effected by cancer (directly or indirectly), in order to experience the depth of courage, the power of hope, & the audacity w/ which she embraces every day of life she's granted.💓

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?....??? #GraphicNovel #Memoir #CurrentRead

"He promised to keep me in books for the rest of my life. In fact he still curates a pre-vetted to-read shelf for me of books he thinks I'll enjoy." ?

This graphic memoir of a 37yr old woman struggling to survive day by day with stage IV metastatic breast cancer is breathtakingly raw, poignant, & as a librarian who sees cancer patients & their families everyday at NIH, very powerfully real. Wow.

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BookishFeminist
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#BookMail! 📬🎉

Looking forward to diving into this graphic memoir about Teva Harrison, who's been diagnosed with metastatic, incurable breast cancer at 37 yo. I'm sure it's going to be a difficult read but one that explores the depths of what it means to live and how illness affects those around us. Thanks for sending me this beautiful copy for review, @HouseOfAnansi!

LeahBergen I saw her at an author's festival in October. 👍🏼 7y
BookishFeminist @LeahBergen Oh how was it? I hope her health is holding out as well as possible. 7y
Bibliogeekery This book is great! I read it with two family members with cancer and they both got a lot out of it in different ways - as did I. 7y
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Suzze
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Hard to read, yet so full of hope. I pray for the author and anyone else living day to day with cancer.

ReadingOver50 Sounds like a great book 8y
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Suzze
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Just starting this. Part graphic novel part memoir. Subtitled "a memoir about living with cancer". Something about this opening drawing is very powerful.

Bibliogeekery Great book! 8y
Suzze Oh, good! I saw something on CBC about it and just had to have it. 8y
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Suzze

Just starting this. Part graphic novel part memoir. Subtitled "a memoir about living with cancer". Something about this opening drawing is very powerful.

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Bibliogeekery
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This book was a beautifully written and visually stunning memoir about living with cancer. It was real and sad and hard and sweet and messy -just like life.

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Bibliogeekery
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Today is National Cancer Survivor Day. I have two family members struggling with cancer right now. So hard. I'm going to read this pretty book and see if I think my family members would enjoy it.

Lauracastle I'm so sorry to hear that you are supporting family members with cancer right now. My wife underwent chemotherapy last year for Hodgkins Lymphoma and it's so stressful! Hopefully, everything will improve soon. 8y
Bibliogeekery @Lauracastle - sorry to hear about your wife's cancer. That's so stressful. Thanks for your kind words! 😀 8y
moranadatter That's rough. I hope your family members are able to heal and that you find ways to relieve your stress. 8y
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quirkyreader The best thing to do is keep positive. I beat two different kinds of cancer by keeping positive. 8y
Bibliogeekery @kmdartist thanks for your thoughtful words! 😀 8y
Bibliogeekery @quirkyreader so glad you beat your cancers! 😀 8y
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Kitta
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I wanted to post another photo so you can see the gorgeous cover!

It touches on so many aspects of life; which I suppose are brought to the forefront of your mind when you're faced with incurable cancer. Beautiful images, beautiful words.

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"He promised to keep me in books for the rest of my life." ?

Reading this is stirring up so many things in me. I met Teva in passing about a decade ago and her graphic-novel/memoir about living with cancer is as radiant and wonderful as I remember her being.

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