"I’m a little like Groucho Marx: He didn’t wish to belong to any club that would accept someone like him as a member. But one club won’t take my “no” for an answer. So here is what I tell it: “Do not call. Do not even whisper my name. GET ME THE HELL OUT!” If you are reading this, then you or someone you care about may have been invited into this club, too. I never asked to join. None of us does. The post office clearly got the
address wrong. I exercised. I ate organic foods. Heck, I’m a health writer! In fact, for three years I served as contributing editor to a cancer magazine. How’s that for irony?"
In this compelling book, Your Brain After Chemo: A Practical Guide to Lifting the Fog and Getting Back Your Focus, award-winning health journalist Idelle Davidson describes the harrowing process of surviving breast cancer and dealing with the aftermath of chemotherapy. Co-written with Dan Silverman, M.D./Ph.D., the book provides an essential guide to the "post-chemo brain" and the cognitive changes that often accompanies chemotherapy. As a primary researcher in the area of chemotherapy/brain interactions, Dr. Silverman's research has shown that chemotherapy patients can continue experiencing memory, attention, multitasking, and mood problems even years after termination of treatment. In addition to the impact of treatment, the book also provides important information on strategies for improving memory and other cognitive skills and an invaluable nine-point program to keep your brain sharp.
Along with a website that introduces the book and its authors, Idelle Davidson has also launched a blog for cancer survivors and their families to get even more information. With frequent contributions by Dr. Dan SIlverman and health psychologist, Dr. Rob Ferguson, the blog supplements the book with valuable information on dealing with chemotherapy. Please check them both out.
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