Publisher's Synopsis
Pauline Forde was working as an Art Therapist within an NHS Cancer Support Centre. Then one day, she found a lump in her breast and within a matter of weeks, Pauline's life was irrevocably changed. She had become a 'patient' within the very same hospital in which she worked. Written from the perspective of someone who has a diagnosis of breast cancer, Les Deux Alpes started essentially as Pauline's own creative dialogue, which recalls her negotiations between her experience of her cancer treatment, learning to ski, relevant life experiences as a student nurse in the 1970's and her precarious position within the workplace. Her body of art includes over 40 original artworks. Pauline's frank, and at times, graphic account, of her experience of the National Health Service while undergoing treatment and the time which followed, will shock and surprise you. While her choice of coping strategies might give you inspiration and ideas for dealing with your life challenges. This book illustrates the transformative power of the expressive arts.
