02465cam a2200301 4500 1143486977 TxAuBib 20240210120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593820919 0593820916 74c23fbe-1631-48af-8baf-f9916bf6239b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9830566 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Nehanda, Walela. Bless the Blood [Bridges Audiobook] : A Cancer Memoir. Books on Tape, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 173MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 173MB. HTML:A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout. 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. In Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir, the author details a galvanizing account of their survival despite the U.S. medical system, and of the struggle to face death unafraid. Young Adult Nonfiction. Multi-Cultural. Sociology. Geography. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-02-09 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=74c23fbe-1631-48af-8baf-f9916bf6239b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=74c23fbe-1631-48af-8baf-f9916bf6239b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)