Description
Book Synopsis A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter''s surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, further straining the marriage during his remaining days. Connolly''s clear-eyed and affecting memoir recounts their wrangling over gender roles, money management, domestic decisions and lifestyle changes. Through their traumatic journey, they find humor and comfort in unexpected places.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments vi
- Preface 1
- 1. Gobsmacked 3
- 2. Dynamics 9
- 3. Surgery 13
- 4. Recovery at Home 20
- 5. Preliminaries to Treatment 27
- 6. Beginning the Regimen 32
- 7. Lifelines 38
- 8. Family 42
- 9. Finances 45
- 10. Life 52
- 11. Temodar 66
- 12. Next Steps 87
- 13. Here We Go Again 118
- 14. Surgery Again 134
- 15. Rehab 143
- 16. Home and Back Again 148
- 17. Retired? 153
18. Into the Unknown 164
- 19. The White Flag 171
- 20. Next 180
- 21. Rest and Recovery 186
- Appendix: Glio-What? 191
- Chapter Notes 195
- References 197
- Index 199
