I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage
I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage
An inspiring and witty memoir by a woman battling cancerâwith laughter. Fran Di Giacomo made it through one case of cancer at fortyâthen got hit with a worse case in her fifties. Tired of the somber, weepy books she kept getting from well-meaning f...
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An inspiring and witty memoir by a woman battling cancerâwith laughter. Fran Di Giacomo made it through one case of cancer at fortyâthen got hit with a worse case in her fifties. Tired of the somber, weepy books she kept getting from well-meaning friends, she stumbled upon a book that made her laugh out loudâand realized that was what sheâd been missing. Laughter felt goodâand that was how she wanted to feel. Inspired, she wrote this unique memoir, an unsentimental, sharply funny take on her experienceâincluding her favorite techniques for shamelessly exploiting the chemo lifestyle. She reveals the way that indulging her sense of humor not only kept her sane during the hardest moments, but also allowed her to continue her successful career as an artist, even through thirteen hospitalizations, ten surgeries, and constant chemotherapy. Her book is terrifically entertainingâas her oncologist warns in the foreword, you should avoid reading it in the immediate postoperative period due to the risk of popping a suture. It can also help other cancer patients, or anyone dealing with hardship, to cultivate a zesty enthusiasm for life and empower themselves to keep fighting.
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