C Because Cowards Get Cancer Too
C Because Cowards Get Cancer Too by John Diamond is a poignant exploration of life and mortality, published by Vermilion in 1999. This New Ed edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. The book chronicles Diamond’s journey after receiving a cancer diagnosis shortly before his 44th birthday, transforming his experience from that of a hypochondriac to someone confronting the realities of illness.
Readers will find a blend of humor and introspection as Diamond shares his candid reflections on living with cancer. His narrative includes the emotional highs and lows, as well as the absurdities that accompany his diagnosis. The book touches on themes of health, personal memoir, and the cultural implications of facing a serious illness, offering insights into the human condition through Diamond’s unique lens.
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Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was, in fact, cancerous. Suddenly, this man who’d until this point been one of the world’s greatest hypochondriacs, was genuinely faced with mortality. And what he saw scared the wits out of him. Out of necessity, he wrote about his feelings in his TIMES column and the response was staggering. Mailbag followed Diamond’s story of life with, and without, a lump – the humiliations, the ridiculous bits, the funny bits, the tearful bits. It’s compelling, profound, witty, in the mould of THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY.
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