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Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior : Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level by Fred Ho, Magdalena Gómez, Cynthia G. Franklin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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When American saxophonist and social activist Fred Ho was diagnosed with stage 3b colo-rectal cancer in 2006 he underwent immediate surgery to remove the tumor and began preparing for chemotherapy. Within days his friends mobilized to arrange grocery deliveries, transport, companionship, and housekeeping duties—they called themselves “Warriors for Fred.” Fred chose to write his astonishing cancer memoir as a diary, acknowledging that all the greatest warriors from Sun Tzu to swordsman Murasashi to Bruce Lee wrote daily diaries because warfare against a most formidable enemy will be won, ultimately, on the philosophical level. With incredibly detailed entries Fred talks frankly about his battle—his meticulous research, his various treatments, his successes, and his failures. Together, he and his loved ones discuss plans for future artistic projects: a new opera on Antony and Cleopatra, a project with a native Alaskan totem carver, and an underwater ballet for synchronized swimmers. He learns to find joy in the simple things: the beauty of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, a fresh pork bun, or a night of Battlestar Galactica on DVD. Above all, we learn what it means to truly live in

Who reads Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior : Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level?

Author

Fred Ho, Magdalena Gómez, Cynthia G. Franklin

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781629144023

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Health & Fitness, Music