Bless the blood : a cancer memoir / Walela Nehanda.
| Author/creator | Nehanda, Walela author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First paperback edition. |
| Publication | New York, New York : Kokila, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 388 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "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 ... . 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 Walela navigates rocky personal relationships and shares 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 at 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 oppressed identities intersect: Disabled. Fat. Black. Queer. Nonbinary."-- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 391). |
| Interest age level | Ages 14 and up. Penguin Random House. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 9 and up. Penguin Random House. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographical poetry. |
| Genre/form | Narrative poetry. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| ISBN | 9780593529508 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0593529502 (paperback) |
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| Joyner | Item being cataloged | 811.6 N313B.A | Item being cataloged | Want This? |