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Stay Present:
A Child, A Diagnosis, A Family's Way Forward
"Gell’s debut memoir recounts her experiences during her infant granddaughter’s brain cancer treatments...
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Young Claire underwent chemotherapy and multiple surgeries, and throughout the ordeal, the author shows how she confronted her own visceral emotional responses (“How could this be happening to us?”) with pragmatic problem-solving techniques.
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Overall, Gell provides a heart- wrenching account that not only draws on her personal emotional experience, but also her professional work as a therapist...
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An often engaging memoir that will be a valuable contribution to any self-help library.”
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“Even though I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist, it took everything I had—personally, professionally, and spiritually—to stay afloat and help my family navigate the diagnosis and treatment of my infant granddaughter’s brain tumor. Imagine it—a brain tumor at five months of age! This book is a real-time chronicle of how to navigate the pain and trauma of a family medical crisis with solidarity, love, and humor.”
-Elizabeth “Libby” Jenkins Gell
