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Title Bless the blood : a cancer memoir / Walela Nehanda.
Author Nehanda, Walela, author.
Publication Info. New York : Kokila, 2024.
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 Hiawassee  B NEHANDA    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B NEHANDA    Check Shelves
 South Creek  B NEHANDA    Check Shelves
Description 388 pages, 10 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 391).
Subject Nehanda, Walela -- Juvenile literature.
African American poets -- Juvenile literature.
Leukemia -- Treatment -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Gender-nonconforming people -- Juvenile literature.
Authorship -- Therapeutic use -- Juvenile literature.
Nehanda, Walela.
African American poets.
Leukemia -- Treatment -- Poetry.
Gender-nonconforming people.
Authorship -- Therapeutic use.
Genre Autobiographical poetry.
Narrative poetry.
ISBN 9780593529492 (hardcover) : $19.99
0593529499 (hardcover)