Bless the blood : a cancer memoir
Publication Information
New York : Kokila, 2024.
Physical Description
388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Summary
"When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of "well-meaning" but patronizing people offering unsolicited advice as they navigate rocky personal relationships and share their story online. But this experience also deepens their relationship to their ancestors, providing added support from another realm. Walela's diagnosis becomes a catalyst for their self-realization. As they fill out forms in the insurance office in downtown Los Angeles or travel to therapy in wealthier neighborhoods, they begin to understand that cancer is where all forms of their oppression intersect: Disabled. Fat. Black. Queer. Nonbinary"--
Subjects
- African American poets > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Leukemia > Treatment > Poetry > Juvenile literature.
- Gender-nonconforming people > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Authorship > Therapeutic use > Juvenile literature.
- African American poets > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
- Leukemia > Treatment > Poetry > Juvenile poetry.
- Gender-nonconforming people > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
- Authorship > Therapeutic use > Juvenile poetry.
- African American poets > Biography.
- Leukemia > Treatment > Poetry.
- Gender-nonconforming people > Biography.
- Authorship > Therapeutic use.
- Nehanda, Walela > Juvenile literature.
- Nehanda, Walela > Juvenile poetry.
- Nehanda, Walela.