Breast Cancer Smiles

Breast Cancer Smiles
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Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages : 105
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ISBN-10 : 9781528908429
ISBN-13 : 1528908422
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Book Synopsis Breast Cancer Smiles by : Shazia Calvert-Davies

Download or read book Breast Cancer Smiles written by Shazia Calvert-Davies and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a cold day in February, 2018, Shazia goes from a tennis court in the morning to a hospital in the afternoon where she is diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. As her journey unfolds, humour becomes her crutch, writing becomes her tool and a powerful connection to her South Asian roots becomes her purpose. This isn’t a tale of cancer and the devastation it undoubtedly brings. It’s the story of a life-altering journey enriched by time. Shazia tells a tale of re-birth swathed in love, humour and pain. She unveils the shame of breast cancer in her birth culture that is killing women before their time. In her birthplace, Pakistan, cancer is casually known as ‘the kiss of death’. For Shazia, it is quite the opposite. This is life through a different lens and a questioning of the status quo. Her musings provoke debate and challenge existing beliefs, holding up a different mirror to society. These chronicles are written during 18 months of chemotherapy, sepsis, surgery and radiotherapy. They are written with hope and an intermittent smile.


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