Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

I came across this essay after reading a lovely book - "About Alice". The essay was written by Alice Trillin, a writer, producer, and lung cancer survivor of 25 years. The essay was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, 304(12), pp. 699–701, March 19, 1981.

I found the essay to be beautifully written, perfectly describing the cancer experience. It should be required reading for all doctors and caregivers.

Here's a link to it:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16344411/Of-Dragons-Garden-Peas

Enjoy!

Marcia (bejuce)

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

Marcia,

Unfortunately, the link in your post does not work.

Hopeful

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

Oops! Sorry about that.

Better than the link - here's the PDF:

Attachment 703

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

Marcia,

Thanks so much for sharing this!

Alice

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

Thank you so much for posting this article.It couldn't have come at a better time for me.So much of what was so eloquently described has been true for me.
Ellie

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

would you give me directions on how you created a pdf file link on your web site? I want to pass that information on through my blog normafriedartfocus.blogspot.com
Thank you. NF

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

This article was so beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Of Dragons and Garden Peas: A Cancer Patient Talks to Doctors
 

Thank you Bejuce. A very good article. She expresses things I feel but I don't know how to analyze and express them that well. The only thing missing in my eyes is suffering and the loss of parts of our body and of our integrity. I figure it is even more difficult to speak about that with friends and doctors than death.
Michka