The Sensitive One: A Memoir
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- Synopsis
- At age fifty, Susan Morris is diagnosed with breast cancer—and she&’s floored. Desperate to pinpoint the cause, one night she decides to type a question into her search engine: &“What are the risk factors of getting breast cancer?&” She&’s surprised to discover research showing that long-term exposure to stress and traumatic childhood experiences can both increase the risk of breast cancer. The Sensitive One is a braided memoir that alternates between Morris&’s childhood—as a sensitive child and then teenager who shouldered the burden of caring for her younger siblings as her dad&’s alcoholism tore at the threads of their home life—and an adult who for a decade-plus has been living a trauma-free life with a caring husband and rewarding career in nursing . . . only to be diagnosed with breast cancer. This is a story of redemption—of a woman who manages to escape harrowing circumstances and start anew—but it&’s also a story of how our legacy lives within us, and how healing from the adverse effects of childhood can truly take a lifetime.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781647421625
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781647421618
- Publisher:
- She Writes Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Sue Morris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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