ISBN: 9780522853698

This is ostensibly a cancer diary, the story of one woman's journey with an illness. Pamela's cancer first manifested itself while on assignment in a refugee camp on the Chad-Sudan border… More...

This is ostensibly a cancer diary, the story of one woman's journey with an illness. Pamela's cancer first manifested itself while on assignment in a refugee camp on the Chad-Sudan border in Africa. She examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. It also a story of a journalist, her working life, what work means to us and work defines us.Dry-eyed, but often darkly humorous, Bad Hair Days describes a journey many baby boomers make-working and meeting the other demands of everyday life, minus hair and under the influence of chemo, while, outside the front door, the world seems to be going to hell in a hand basket.Issues covered in Bad Hair Days include: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, grief, chemotherapy, death and dying, world politics, Darfur, Sudan, AIDS, refugees, poverty.It is a very accessible read and will appeal particularly to a female readership, fans of Pamela Bone's, readers who will remember her columns in The Age , those interested in a personal journey of cancer, treatment and recovery. But Bad Hair Days also articulates larger issues in the world today- politics, the Iraq war, poverty, and general society.; Women's Studies, Melbourne University Press<

2007, ISBN: 9780522853698

Bad Hair Days: Paperback: Melbourne University Press: 9780522853698: 01 Sep 2007: Examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. This title… More...

Bad Hair Days: Paperback: Melbourne University Press: 9780522853698: 01 Sep 2007: Examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. This title covers issues such as: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, grief, chemotherapy, death and dying, world politics, Darfur, Sudan, AIDS, refugees, and poverty. A revealing story of battling cancer, from the diagnosis in 2004, through chemotherapy and other invasive treatments, to the process of coming to terms with the inevitability of dying, this prize-winning author shares the emotional weight and personal suffering that come with dealing with a terminal illness. A moving look at serious illness and how it affects sufferers and their families. Autobiography: General, , , , , , , , , , , ,, [PU: Melbourne University Press]<

ISBN: 9780522853698

Paperback, [PU: Melbourne University Press], Examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. This title covers issues such as: Euthanasia, A… More...

Paperback, [PU: Melbourne University Press], Examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. This title covers issues such as: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, grief, chemotherapy, death and dying, world politics, Darfur, Sudan, AIDS, refugees, and poverty., Biography: General, Autobiography: General, Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering, Memoirs, Gender Studies: Women, Popular Medicine & Health, Coping With Illness<

ISBN: 9780522853698

Paperback, [PU: Melbourne University Press], Examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. This title covers issues such as: Euthanasia, A… More...

Paperback, [PU: Melbourne University Press], Examines the issues of terminal illness, how we die and different attitudes towards mortality. This title covers issues such as: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, grief, chemotherapy, death and dying, world politics, Darfur, Sudan, AIDS, refugees, and poverty., Autobiography: General<