CancerLand Bookshelf : Loosen
Posted July 26th, 2021
Alysa Cummings
Author: Kyle PotvinISBN: 9781939449078 LoosenInformation: Hobblebush Books, 2021 $18.00 USOncolink Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) Flattered. That’s the best word to describe how I felt last week after I clicked on an email from OncoLink and read a forwarded invitation from Kyle Potvin to review her new book of poetry. Incredibly flattered actually, since I had only […]
In the Name of Pinkness
Posted October 8th, 2020
Alysa Cummings
I’m at the neighborhood Acme, standing in the produce aisle, reaching for some shiny red MacIntosh apples, when I hear a female voice behind me: Remind all the women in your life to get a mammogram… Startled, I drop the fruit into my shopping cart, look around the store, and try to figure out where […]
CancerLand Bookshelf: When Your Life is Touched by Cancer
Posted January 24th, 2014
Alysa Cummings
First and foremost, the book is well organized and indexed, which enables patients and caregivers to easily access information by immediate need or concern.
CancerLand Bookshelf: It’s Probably Nothing…or how I learned to stop worrying and love my implants
Posted October 9th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
Micki Myers’ poetic cancer memoir, It’s Probably Nothing, describes her CancerLand experiences – visiting doctors, surviving hospital stays, recovering from surgery and chemotherapy, shopping for post-mastectomy bras – none of which are “funny ha-ha,” in a classically humorous way.
CancerLand Bookshelf: Survival Lessons
Posted September 13th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
What can I say about such a precious, poetic book as Survival Lessons, written by New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman?
CancerLand Bookshelf: And in Health: A guide for Couples Facing Cancer Together
Posted September 10th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
And In Health covers topics ranging from aspects of a couple’s emotional life to the finer points of successfully interacting with your medical team.
CancerLand Bookshelf: The Cancer Poetry Project 2
Posted June 13th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
OncoLink book review by Alysa Cummings: The Cancer Poetry Project 2: More Poems by Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them.
CancerLand Bookshelf: In the Body of the World
Posted April 30th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
At the very mention of her name – Eve Ensler – I’m transported back in time. Suddenly it’s the year 2001 and I’m sitting in a darkened Philadelphia theater along with ten other women from my breast cancer support group.
My Diagnosis
Posted April 19th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
Guest blog by Jeongwoo Seo. Jeongwoo was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoid Leukemia (ALL) during his freshman year of high school.
The CancerLand Bookshelf: What Will I Look Like?
Posted April 10th, 2013
Alysa Cummings
What will I look like? The first time I ask the question, it’s one week before my scheduled lumpectomy.