It's Not About the Hair by Debra Jarvis - ISBN: 9781570615733
Paperback
Culled from the author‘s years of knowing, comforting, supporting, and treating cancer patients, Debra Jarvis’ book is a heartfelt ode to both her own experiences with cancer — both as a chaplain in a cancer clinic, and as a cancer patient herself — and to those who share them. E…

It's Not About the Hair

And Other Certainties of Life & Cancer

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 2012

Summary

An oncology chaplain shares stories from her own battle withbreast cancer in this frank, often hilariousmemoir reminiscent of the works of NoraEphronFor more than two decades, author Debra Jarvis has counseled cancer patients in her work as a chaplain, working with them from the point of diagnosis through their treatment and recovery. Then, in an ironic twist, she herself was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer.It’s Not About the Hair is Jarvis’ warm and wise account of her own journey as a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781570615733
ISBN-10:157061573X
Author:Debra Jarvis
Publisher:Blue Star Press
Imprint:Sasquatch Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 October 2012
Weight:272g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 13mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“If you expect a staid, glass-is-half-full sermon, hold on to your garters, because Jarvis is nothing like the recruitment films… . No matter your own belief system, Jarvis is a breath of fresh air in the congested world of health memoirs.” –Librar

About The Author

Debra Jarvis

Debra Jarvis is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. A multi- denominational general oncology chaplain for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and a popular speaker, she lives in Seattle.

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