🎗️ Cancer Memoir

First-person accounts of diagnosis, treatment, and the strange new country of illness. These memoirs are sought by readers who need to feel less alone in the face of mortality's most intimate intrusion.

Between Two Kingdoms

by Suleika Jaouad • 2021

After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.

4.42

130k+

🩺 Cancer Memoirs 🪞 Identity After Trauma 🚗 Road Trip Healing ✍️ Writing To Heal 📖 Narrative Medicine

Between Two Kingdoms 93%

After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.

by Suleika Jaouad 2021

4.42

130k+ ratings

🩺 Cancer Memoirs 🪞 Identity After Trauma 🚗 Road Trip Healing ✍️ Writing To Heal 📖 Narrative Medicine

Nearly Departed

by Gila Pfeffer • 2024

Preventive mastectomy found cancer one millimeter from her chest wall. Kept secret for nine years.

4.40

360

🩺 Cancer Memoirs 🧬 Genetic Risk 👩‍👧 Motherhood And Illness 💪 Body Reclamation ✡️ Jewish Memoir

Nearly Departed 93%

Preventive mastectomy found cancer one millimeter from her chest wall. Kept secret for nine years.

by Gila Pfeffer 2024

4.40

360 ratings

🩺 Cancer Memoirs 🧬 Genetic Risk 👩‍👧 Motherhood And Illness 💪 Body Reclamation ✡️ Jewish Memoir

No Cure for Being Human

by Kate Bowler • 2021

She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.

4.12

24k+

🏥 Cancer Memoirs 🕊️ Faith And Doubt ⏳ Finitude And Limits 🚫 Anti-Self-Help ⏰ Time And Presence

No Cure for Being Human 92%

She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.

by Kate Bowler 2021

4.12

24k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Memoirs 🕊️ Faith And Doubt ⏳ Finitude And Limits 🚫 Anti-Self-Help ⏰ Time And Presence

Everything Happens for a Reason

by Kate Bowler • 2018

She wrote books about the prosperity gospel. Then Stage IV cancer asked her to believe it.

3.80

54k+

🏛️ American Evangelicalism 🩺 Cancer Memoirs ✝️ Theology Of Suffering ☢️ Toxic Positivity 🖤 Grief And Loss

Everything Happens for a Reason 92%

She wrote books about the prosperity gospel. Then Stage IV cancer asked her to believe it.

by Kate Bowler 2018

3.80

54k+ ratings

🏛️ American Evangelicalism 🩺 Cancer Memoirs ✝️ Theology Of Suffering ☢️ Toxic Positivity 🖤 Grief And Loss

The Cancer Journals

by Audre Lorde • 1980

A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.

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6k+

✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 🖤 Black Feminism 💪 Bodily Autonomy 🏥 Feminist Health ⚕️ Medical Critique

The Cancer Journals 92%

A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.

by Audre Lorde 1980

4.43

6k+ ratings

✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 🖤 Black Feminism 💪 Bodily Autonomy 🏥 Feminist Health ⚕️ Medical Critique

Little Earthquakes

by Sarah Mandel • 2023

A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.

4.17

500

🎗️ Cancer Memoirs 👶 New Motherhood 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💗 Self-Compassion

Little Earthquakes 92%

A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.

by Sarah Mandel 2023

4.17

500 ratings

🎗️ Cancer Memoirs 👶 New Motherhood 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💗 Self-Compassion

Three Pianos

by Andrew McMahon • 2021

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

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3k+

🎹 Musician Memoirs 🚐 Touring Life 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧪 Parental Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Three Pianos 92%

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

by Andrew McMahon 2021

4.40

3k+ ratings

🎹 Musician Memoirs 🚐 Touring Life 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧪 Parental Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi • 2016

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

4.41

820k+

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🧠 Neurosurgery 📜 Philosophy Of Medicine 🕊️ End Of Life Care

When Breath Becomes Air 92%

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

by Paul Kalanithi 2016

4.41

820k+ ratings

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🧠 Neurosurgery 📜 Philosophy Of Medicine 🕊️ End Of Life Care

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch • 2008

A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.

4.26

365k+

🌟 Dream Pursuit 🧗 Grit And Perseverance ⏱️ Time Management ☀️ Choosing Optimism 🤝 Mentorship

The Last Lecture 92%

A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.

by Randy Pausch 2008

4.26

365k+ ratings

🌟 Dream Pursuit 🧗 Grit And Perseverance ⏱️ Time Management ☀️ Choosing Optimism 🤝 Mentorship

Did I Ever Tell You?

by Genevieve Kingston • 2024

Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.

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6k+

🕯️ Grief Memoir 🥀 Loss Of A Mother 🧵 Mother-Daughter Bond 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir 📖 Women's Memoir

Did I Ever Tell You? 92%

Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.

by Genevieve Kingston 2024

4.29

6k+ ratings

🕯️ Grief Memoir 🥀 Loss Of A Mother 🧵 Mother-Daughter Bond 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir 📖 Women's Memoir

Dead Mom Walking

by Rachel Matlow • 2020

Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.

4.14

687

🧸 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🏥 Cancer Memoirs 🌿 Alternative Medicine 🕯️ End-Of-Life Choices 😂 Grief And Humor

Dead Mom Walking 91%

Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.

by Rachel Matlow 2020

4.14

687 ratings

🧸 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🏥 Cancer Memoirs 🌿 Alternative Medicine 🕯️ End-Of-Life Choices 😂 Grief And Humor

Bone

by Marion Woodman • 2000

When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.

4.15

182

🎗️ Cancer Memoirs 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌿 Integrative Medicine 💭 Dream Work ✨ Divine Feminine

Bone 91%

When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.

by Marion Woodman 2000

4.15

182 ratings

🎗️ Cancer Memoirs 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌿 Integrative Medicine 💭 Dream Work ✨ Divine Feminine

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

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819

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 91%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

819 ratings

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Grace and Grit

by Ken Wilber • 1991

A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.

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2k+

🎗️ Cancer Memoirs 🙏 Spiritual Memoirs 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 💗 Compassion Practice 🌸 Feminine Spirituality

Grace and Grit 91%

A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.

by Ken Wilber 1991

4.47

2k+ ratings

🎗️ Cancer Memoirs 🙏 Spiritual Memoirs 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 💗 Compassion Practice 🌸 Feminine Spirituality

A Cancer in the Family

by Theodora Ross • 2016

Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.

4.11

190

🧬 Hereditary Cancer 🧪 Genetic Testing 🛡️ Cancer Prevention 💪 Patient Empowerment 🎯 Precision Medicine

A Cancer in the Family 91%

Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.

by Theodora Ross 2016

4.11

190 ratings

🧬 Hereditary Cancer 🧪 Genetic Testing 🛡️ Cancer Prevention 💪 Patient Empowerment 🎯 Precision Medicine

Dying to Be Me

by Anita Moorjani • 2012

Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.

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17k+

🔮 Near-Death Experiences 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 💖 Self-Love 🎗️ Cancer Memoirs ✨ Spontaneous Remission

Dying to Be Me 91%

Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.

by Anita Moorjani 2012

4.16

17k+ ratings

🔮 Near-Death Experiences 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 💖 Self-Love 🎗️ Cancer Memoirs ✨ Spontaneous Remission

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018

She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.

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8k+

🧠 Neuroscience Memoir 🔖 Medical Memoir 🩺 Medical Mystery 🧬 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind 91%

She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.

by Barbara K. Lipska 2018

3.89

8k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Memoir 🔖 Medical Memoir 🩺 Medical Mystery 🧬 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity

A Heart That Works

by Rob Delaney • 2022

Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.

4.62

35k+

🕯️ Child Loss 💔 Parental Grief 🏥 Medical Memoir 🩺 Childhood Illness 🧩 Disability Parenting

A Heart That Works 91%

Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.

by Rob Delaney 2022

4.62

35k+ ratings

🕯️ Child Loss 💔 Parental Grief 🏥 Medical Memoir 🩺 Childhood Illness 🧩 Disability Parenting

The Unwinding of the Miracle

by Julie Yip-Williams • 2019

Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.

4.09

12k+

🏥 Terminal Illness Memoir 🧳 Immigrant Memoir 💀 Facing Mortality 🌅 Living While Dying 📖 Illness Narratives

The Unwinding of the Miracle 90%

Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.

by Julie Yip-Williams 2019

4.09

12k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness Memoir 🧳 Immigrant Memoir 💀 Facing Mortality 🌅 Living While Dying 📖 Illness Narratives

Every Second Counts

by Lance Armstrong • 2003

Cancer nearly killed him, then gave him the mindset to win the Tour de France.

3.53

5k+

🚴 Elite Cycling 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧠 Mental Toughness 🗻 Embracing Suffering 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Every Second Counts 90%

Cancer nearly killed him, then gave him the mindset to win the Tour de France.

by Lance Armstrong 2003

3.53

5k+ ratings

🚴 Elite Cycling 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧠 Mental Toughness 🗻 Embracing Suffering 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

On Pluto

by Greg O'Brien • 2014

What a journalist sees when he turns his reporter's eye on his own disappearing brain.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Dementia Memoir 🩺 Medical Memoir 🌫️ Cognitive Decline 🧬 Early-Onset Alzheimer's 🫂 Family Caregiving

On Pluto 90%

What a journalist sees when he turns his reporter's eye on his own disappearing brain.

by Greg O'Brien 2014

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Dementia Memoir 🩺 Medical Memoir 🌫️ Cognitive Decline 🧬 Early-Onset Alzheimer's 🫂 Family Caregiving

In the Land of Pain

by Alphonse Daudet • 1929

Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.

3.68

597

🏥 Chronic Illness ✍️ Literary Memoir 📖 Illness Narrative 💀 Terminal Illness 🤕 Chronic Pain

In the Land of Pain 90%

Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.

by Alphonse Daudet 1929

3.68

597 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness ✍️ Literary Memoir 📖 Illness Narrative 💀 Terminal Illness 🤕 Chronic Pain

Flying on the Inside

by Rachel Gotto • 2021

Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.

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3k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏥 Medical Trauma 💊 Addiction Recovery 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 👧 Childhood Adversity

Flying on the Inside 90%

Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.

by Rachel Gotto 2021

3.88

3k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏥 Medical Trauma 💊 Addiction Recovery 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 👧 Childhood Adversity

Chris Beat Cancer

by Chris Wark • 2018

A stage 3 cancer survivor's protocol: the diet, detox, and mindset reset oncology won't prescribe.

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2k+

🏥 Cancer Recovery 🥬 Plant-Based Diet 🔬 Integrative Oncology 🌿 Natural Healing 🥤 Juicing For Health

Chris Beat Cancer 90%

A stage 3 cancer survivor's protocol: the diet, detox, and mindset reset oncology won't prescribe.

by Chris Wark 2018

4.46

2k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Recovery 🥬 Plant-Based Diet 🔬 Integrative Oncology 🌿 Natural Healing 🥤 Juicing For Health

The End of Your Life Book Club

by Will Schwalbe • 2012

She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.

3.81

56k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bonds 🏥 Terminal Illness 📚 Bibliotherapy 🌍 Humanitarian Work 🩺 Caregiver Memoirs

The End of Your Life Book Club 90%

She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.

by Will Schwalbe 2012

3.81

56k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bonds 🏥 Terminal Illness 📚 Bibliotherapy 🌍 Humanitarian Work 🩺 Caregiver Memoirs

Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.

by Viv Albertine • 2014

The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.

4.27

14k+

🎸 Punk Memoirs 🎤 Women In Music 🌱 Midlife Reinvention 🎨 Art And Domesticity 💪 Cancer Memoirs

Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. Summary

Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. 90%

The Slits' guitarist became a suburban mother. Cancer forced her to ask what she'd abandoned.

by Viv Albertine 2014

4.27

14k+ ratings

🎸 Punk Memoirs 🎤 Women In Music 🌱 Midlife Reinvention 🎨 Art And Domesticity 💪 Cancer Memoirs

Before My Heart Stops

by Paul Cardall • 2010

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

3.98

392

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Before My Heart Stops 90%

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

by Paul Cardall 2010

3.98

392 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

The Blink of an Eye

by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018

Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.

4.09

467

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families In Crisis 🖐️ Body Loss And Identity

The Blink of an Eye 90%

Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.

by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018

4.09

467 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families In Crisis 🖐️ Body Loss And Identity

First Comes Love

by Marion Winik • 1996

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

4.14

441

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

First Comes Love 90%

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

by Marion Winik 1996

4.14

441 ratings

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

The Year of Magical Thinking

by Joan Didion • 2005

Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.

3.93

308k+

🪦 Grief Memoir 📖 Literary Memoir 💔 Sudden Loss 🧠 Coping Mechanisms 🔙 Memory Triggers

The Year of Magical Thinking 90%

Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.

by Joan Didion 2005

3.93

308k+ ratings

🪦 Grief Memoir 📖 Literary Memoir 💔 Sudden Loss 🧠 Coping Mechanisms 🔙 Memory Triggers

Learning to Fall

by Philip Simmons • 2000

ALS at 35 revealed that freedom comes only when you stop holding on to everything.

4.19

498

🏥 Terminal Illness Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💀 Embracing Mortality 🍂 Acceptance Of Imperfection 🪔 Finding Meaning In Suffering

Learning to Fall 90%

ALS at 35 revealed that freedom comes only when you stop holding on to everything.

by Philip Simmons 2000

4.19

498 ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💀 Embracing Mortality 🍂 Acceptance Of Imperfection 🪔 Finding Meaning In Suffering

Lucky Man

by Michael J. Fox • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

29k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Lucky Man 90%

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

by Michael J. Fox 2002

4.08

29k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

p53

by Sue Armstrong • 2014

Cancer cannot start unless this gene is disabled, but its activity also drives aging.

4.08

650

🛡️ Tumor Suppressor Genes 🎗️ Cancer Biology 🔍 Scientific Discovery 🧬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Genetic Mutations

p53 90%

Cancer cannot start unless this gene is disabled, but its activity also drives aging.

by Sue Armstrong 2014

4.08

650 ratings

🛡️ Tumor Suppressor Genes 🎗️ Cancer Biology 🔍 Scientific Discovery 🧬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Genetic Mutations

In Love

by Amy Bloom • 2022

He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.

4.26

26k+

🏥 End-Of-Life Care 🧠 Dementia Memoirs 🌊 Anticipatory Grief 🕊️ Assisted Suicide 💀 Death Acceptance

In Love 90%

He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.

by Amy Bloom 2022

4.26

26k+ ratings

🏥 End-Of-Life Care 🧠 Dementia Memoirs 🌊 Anticipatory Grief 🕊️ Assisted Suicide 💀 Death Acceptance

Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor

by Micht Albom • 2013

Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.

4.10

🏥 Illness Memoir 🕊️ End-Of-Life Wisdom 🤝 Humanistic Philosophy 🤲 Forgiveness 🧘 Being Present

Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor 90%

Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.

by Micht Albom 2013

4.10

29 ratings

🏥 Illness Memoir 🕊️ End-Of-Life Wisdom 🤝 Humanistic Philosophy 🤲 Forgiveness 🧘 Being Present

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

4.34

116k+

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Emperor of All Maladies 90%

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

4.34

116k+ ratings

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

Beautiful Scars

by Kilee Brookbank • 2017

A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.

4.29

🔥 Burn Recovery 🏥 Medical Trauma 💔 Adolescent Illness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Caregiving 🏗️ Reconstructive Surgery

Beautiful Scars 90%

A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.

by Kilee Brookbank 2017

4.29

41 ratings

🔥 Burn Recovery 🏥 Medical Trauma 💔 Adolescent Illness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Caregiving 🏗️ Reconstructive Surgery

Do No Harm

by Henry Marsh • 2014

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

4.25

43k+

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Do No Harm 90%

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

by Henry Marsh 2014

4.25

43k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

One Hundred Names for Love

by Diane Ackerman • 2011

A stroke took his language. Two writers then learned what love sounds like without words.

3.85

2k+

🏥 Stroke Recovery 🗨️ Aphasia 💝 Caregiving Memoirs 🧠 Neuroplasticity ✍️ Writing As Therapy

One Hundred Names for Love 90%

A stroke took his language. Two writers then learned what love sounds like without words.

by Diane Ackerman 2011

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏥 Stroke Recovery 🗨️ Aphasia 💝 Caregiving Memoirs 🧠 Neuroplasticity ✍️ Writing As Therapy

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair

by Nina Sankovitch • 2011

365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.

3.48

7k+

🪦 Grief Memoirs 📚 Bibliomemoir 📖 Bibliotherapy 🌼 Everyday Mindfulness 🎨 Healing Through Art

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 90%

365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.

by Nina Sankovitch 2011

3.48

7k+ ratings

🪦 Grief Memoirs 📚 Bibliomemoir 📖 Bibliotherapy 🌼 Everyday Mindfulness 🎨 Healing Through Art

The Faraway Nearby

by Rebecca Solnit • 2013

The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.

4.20

8k+

📖 Literary Memoir ✍️ Personal Essays 🕸️ Interconnectedness 🌿 Nature Writing 🧭 Meaning Making

The Faraway Nearby 90%

The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.

by Rebecca Solnit 2013

4.20

8k+ ratings

📖 Literary Memoir ✍️ Personal Essays 🕸️ Interconnectedness 🌿 Nature Writing 🧭 Meaning Making

A Matter of Death and Life

by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021

A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.

4.40

10k+

🪦 Grief Memoir 🛋️ Existential Therapy 💀 Death Acceptance 💔 Spousal Loss ✍️ Writing As Therapy

A Matter of Death and Life 89%

A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.

by Irvin D. Yalom 2021

4.40

10k+ ratings

🪦 Grief Memoir 🛋️ Existential Therapy 💀 Death Acceptance 💔 Spousal Loss ✍️ Writing As Therapy

Stop Feeding Your Cancer

by John Kelly • 2014

A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.

4.22

121

🥗 Cancer And Diet 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎗️ Cancer Patients 🔬 Nutrition Science

Stop Feeding Your Cancer 89%

A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.

by John Kelly 2014

4.22

121 ratings

🥗 Cancer And Diet 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎗️ Cancer Patients 🔬 Nutrition Science

Saved

by Benjamin Hall • 2023

An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.

4.56

5k+

📡 War Reporting 🏥 Medical Rehabilitation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Survivor Guilt 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Caregiving

Saved 89%

An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.

by Benjamin Hall 2023

4.56

5k+ ratings

📡 War Reporting 🏥 Medical Rehabilitation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Survivor Guilt 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Caregiving

Acne

by Laura Chinn • 2022

Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.

4.28

1k+

🩹 Severe Acne 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎭 Dark Humor Memoir 🧴 Body Image Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs

Acne 89%

Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.

by Laura Chinn 2022

4.28

1k+ ratings

🩹 Severe Acne 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎭 Dark Humor Memoir 🧴 Body Image Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs

Poster Child

by Emily Rapp • 2006

Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.

3.72

645

🩺 Medical Memoir 🦿 Physical Disability 💭 Internalized Ableism 🪞 Disability And Body Image 🎭 Disability Representation

Poster Child 89%

Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.

by Emily Rapp 2006

3.72

645 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 🦿 Physical Disability 💭 Internalized Ableism 🪞 Disability And Body Image 🎭 Disability Representation

Knocking on Heaven's Door

by Katy Butler • 2013

Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.

4.12

3k+

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952 ratings

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Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.

by Dave Eggers 2000

3.69

184k+ ratings

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