Healing

When a Nurse Becomes a Patient

256 pages

English language

Published May 1, 2022 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

ISBN:
978-1-64375-069-9
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4 stars

A formal nurse (now writer) shares about her journey having breast cancer, the before and after. Because she was a nurse she does share her history as a nurse, and she adds stories throughout the book of times in her nursing career. Since the author is based in the US, it does talk about and focus on the US health care system (which she agrees that universal health care is needed).

The book could have been made shorter if she had stopped after her post-surgery but I can understand she certain parts were kept in. All in all, a good book and if you have breast cancer, know someone who is going through it, or just wonder what the process is like for someone, then this is worth a read.

“You’re telling me I might have to wait an entire weekend to find out if I have a disease that …