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Don't Die of Embarrassment: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures » (FIRESIDE)

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Authors: Barbara Barrie, Otis W. Brawley
ISBN-13: 9780684846248, ISBN-10: 0684846241
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: March 1999
Edition: FIRESIDE

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Author Biography: Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie was a Tony nominee for her role in Company and an Academy Award nominee for best actress in Breaking Away. For several years she played Mrs. Barney Miller on the television series Barney Miller. She has performed Shakespeare at Stratford and with the New York Public Theater in Central Park, and she currently plays Brooke Shields's feisty grandmother on the hit series Suddenly Susan. She lives in New York City with her husband, Jay Harnick.

Book Synopsis

A remarkably candid and informative first-person account of surviving colon cancer and living after a colostomy. A helpful guide for anyone facing this life-altering surgery.

Every year 70,000 people in the United States and Canada undergo colostomies. In 1994, Barbara Barrie became one of them. When the successful actress received the diagnosis of colorectal cancer, she knew that this was the greatest crisis she and her family would face. But it also became an adventure that, through courage and humor, brought new joys and a greater appreciation to her life.

More than just a memoir, Don't Die of Embarrassment provides valuable information about the ostomy experience. She gives essential information about the occurrence of colon cancer, its symptoms, and treatment options. A valuable guide for people learning to adjust to an altered lifestyle after surgery.

Includes a new afterword, written by Dr. Otis W. Brawley.

Table of Contents

Contents

1. New Beginnings

2. London

3. Charleston

4. Back to the Hotel

5. Hospital Charleston

6. Last Day of Shooting

7. First Visit to Dr. Eng

8. Second Visit to Dr. Eng

9. The Gottliebs

10. The CAT Scan

11. Should We Tell the Children?

12. Phone Call to Kids

13. First Night, Hospital

14. The ICU

15. First Operation

16. Terry Haus

17. Maggie

18. Home from the Hospital

19. Phone Call from Jim

20. The Call to Caroline

21. A Kelly Checkup

22. Radiation-Chemo

23. The Lady on the Bus

24. Radiation

25. Irrigation Failure, Saltaire

26. After-Play, I

27. Back to the Drawing Board

28. The Hernia Repair

29. An Episode for Television

30. Seeking Answers

31. Dr. Jackson

32. After-Play Rehearsals

33. Dr. Eng Revisited

34. Before the Third Operation

35. After the Third Try

36. Irrigation

37. After-Play, Second Production

38. Lunch with Dr. Mears

39. Santa Barbara

Afterword by Otis W. Brawley, M.D.

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