Dangerous Boobies: Breaking Up with My Time-Bomb Breasts
Autor Caitlin Brodnick Cuvânt înainte de Rachel Bloomen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 sep 2017
After watching too many family members die of cancer, at age 28, public speaker and comedian Caitlin Brodnick was tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation and tested positive, indicating an 87% chance she'd likely be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. She had a preventative double mastectomy, thereby becoming an everywoman's Angelina Jolie.
Dangerous
Boobies:
Breaking
Up
with
My
Time-Bomb
Breastsgoes
in
depth
into
her
experience
from
testing
to
surgery
and
on
to
recovery.
With
a
warm,
funny,
and
approachable
voice,
Caitlin
tells
readers
the
full
story,
even
sharing
what
it
was
like
to
go
from
a
size
32G
bra--giant,
for
a
woman
who
is
barely
over
five
feet
tall!--to
a
32C.
Engaging
and
open,
she
admits
to
having
hated
her
breasts
long
before
her
surgery,
and
enjoying
the
process
of
"designing"
her
new
breasts,
from
the
shape
of
the
breasts
to
the
size
and
color
of
the
nipples.
While
Caitlin's
primary
narrative
explores
the
BRCA
gene
and
breast
cancer,
her
story
is
also
one
about
body
acceptance
and
what
it
takes
to
be
confident
with
and
in
charge
of
one's
body.
Her
speaking
engagements
and
comedy
routines
have
shown
that
the
wider
topic
of
breasts,
breast
size,
and
personal
identity
is
resonating
with
younger
readers.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781580056755
ISBN-10: 158005675X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Seal Press
ISBN-10: 158005675X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Seal Press
Notă biografică
CAITLIN
BRODNICKis
a
public
speaker,
comedian,
and
performer
in
New
York
City.
Her
stories
have
been
featured
inGlamourand
on
the
MOTH
podcast.
As
a
breast
cancer
awareness
advocate,
she
works
closely
with
Sloan
Kettering
Memorial
Hospital,
helping
to
connect
with
other
women
who
are
BRCA
positive.
RACHEL BLOOMis a comedian, actress, writer, and singer in Los Angeles. She stars in the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriendon the CW Network and earned a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award. She was named comic to watch byCosmopolitan.
RACHEL BLOOMis a comedian, actress, writer, and singer in Los Angeles. She stars in the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriendon the CW Network and earned a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award. She was named comic to watch byCosmopolitan.
Recenzii
"Caitlin
Brodnick
is
fabulous.
She's
a
survivor
.
.
.
She's
a
funny,
smart
writer
and
she'll
teach
you,
make
you
laugh,
and
maybe
make
you
cry.
For
a
minute.
And
then
you'll
feel
better.
And
then
you'll
laugh
again.
Look,
I'm
just
saying:
the
woman
takes
you
on
a
journey.
Get
into
it.
--Sara
Benincasa,
author
ofReal
Artists
Have
Day
JobsandAgorafabulous!
"It
takes
a
special
kind
of
person
to
turn
a
double
mastectomy
into
comedy,
and
Caitlin
Brodnick
is
just
that
kind
of
person:
a
hilariously
upbeat
woman
who
happens
to
have
been
diagnosed
with
the
BRCA
gene,
a
diagnosis
she
was
determined
to
beat.
I
watched
as
readers
fell
in
love
with
her
through
her
award-winning
Glamour
video
series,
Screw
You
Cancer
(an
utterly
Caitlin
title,
by
the
way);
now
I'm
envious
of
everyone
who
gets
to
meet
her
for
the
first
time
through
her
writing.
Enjoy!"
--Cindi
Leive,
editor-in-chief
ofGlamour
"Caitlin
Brodnick,
a
fresh-faced
blonde
in
heels
and
a
bright
red
dress
.
.
.
part
advocate,
part
comedian
and
part
the
girl
you
want
to
sit
next
to
on
the
airplane."
--Washington
Post
Style
Section
"Caitlin
and
her
voice
are
a
breath
of
fresh
air
in
the
cynical,
snarky
world
we
can
sometimes
live
in.
I'm
constantly
astounded
by
her
ability
to
turn
life's
more
difficult
experiences
into
hilarious
and
inspiring
reflections
that
make
you
want
to
live
more
in
the
moment."
--Abbi
Jacobson,
comedian,
author,
and
co-creator
of
Comedy
Central'sBroad
City
"Caitlin
is
smart
and
funny
and
THE
person
to
bring
a
fresh
needed
voice
to
a
heavy,
scary
and
ubiquitous
topic.
She
is
the
Breast
Cancer
Comedy
Ambassador.
This
book
is
important."
--Ilana
Glazer,
comedian
and
co-creator
of
Comedy
Central'sBroad
City
"Caitlin
Brodnick
is
a
charming
storyteller,
an
exceptional
writer,
and-most
important-a
survivor.
I'm
continually
impressed
by
her
chutzpah
and
willingness
to
share
the
candid,
nitty-gritty
details
of
her
preventative
double
mastectomy
with
audiences
in
a
way
that
is
surprisingly
hilarious,
educational,
and
inspiring.
Surgery
stories
have
never
been
so
much
fun!"
--Selena
Coppock,
comedian
and
author
ofThe
New
Rules
for
Blondes
"A refreshingly hilarious, laugh-out-loud, bestie been-there-done-that road map for surviving the precarious journey cancer inevitably throws at you."
--Emme, model, fashion icon, public speaker, and author ofChicken Soup for the Soul: Curvy & Confident
"The author is honest about her feelings and concerns as she discusses her family and the decision to have the surgery. There is helpful information about the process, as well as friendly suggestions for dealing with pre- and postoperative issues. Brodnick's writing is engaging and entertaining, making this a great book for anyone considering preventive surgery."
—Library Journal
"Highly accessible - like an extended conversation by text with your chattiest, funniest girlfriend, the one who gives you church giggles and who never forgets a birthday, complete with plenty of comments ALL IN CAPS and lots of bathroom humor."
—The Washington Post
"Instead of inundating readers with sterile medical facts and figures, or scaring readers with clinical talk and statistics, Brodnick uses her book to speak openly, honestly, and authentically about her experiences with cancer, her journey towards body acceptance, her struggles with addiction and mental health, her sex life, and everything else someone going through a potential breast cancer diagnosis would want to know."—Bustle
"In chatty, girlfriend-to-girlfriend language, [Caitlin] details her double-mastectomy journey at age 28...and aims to reassure those facing the disease that they're not alone."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Highly accessible-like an extended conversation by text with your chattiest, funniest girlfriend."—Washington Post
"Brodnick's writing is engaging and entertaining, making this a great book for anyone considering preventive surgery."—Library Journal