Table of Contents

Poems in the book. Notes and lists. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Journal. 1.Investigation. 2. Diagnoses. 3. Hospital. 4. Recovery from the Operation 1. 5. Recovery from the Operation 2. 6. First Encounter with Chemotherapy. 7. Interlude in Nice. 8. Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy 1. 9. Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy 2. 10. The After Effects of Double Treatment. 11. The Final Cycles of Chemotherapy. 12. Escape to Eastbourne and Book Launches. 13. Climbing Back to Health 1. 14. Climbing Back to Health 2. Afterword. Part 2: Writing Ideas. Starting Off. Letting Go in Lists. Flow Writing. Visualizations. Writing about Memories. Playing with Words. Image Explorations. Taking an Overview. Taking Your Writing Further. Other Books by Myra Schneider. Bibliography. Useful Addresses. Index

About the Author

Myra Schneider is the author of several volumes of poetry, fiction for children and teenagers, and co-editor of two anthologies of women's poetry. She teaches at the Poetry School in London and co-authored (with John Killick) Writing for Self-Discovery (Chrysalis Books).