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Blended: a memoir.
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Creator
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Greenberg, Abbe., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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Abstract/Description
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Blended: A Memoir is the author's recollection of her endeavors to overcome the difficulties that often accompany becoming a stepmother and build a "seamless" family.
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Date Issued
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2013
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360789
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Subject Headings
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Stepfamilies, Parent and child, Parent-child relationships, Remarriage, Children of divorced parents
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Document (PDF)
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Progress, Regress.
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Creator
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Maher, Michelle., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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Abstract/Description
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Progress, Regress examines the narrator's journey through the world of mental illness. Psychologist Lisa James has a new client, six-year-old Megan Cooper, who has been diagnosed with child-onset schizophrenia. Megan's young age and the severity of her illness rattle Lisa, and make her question not only her role as a psychologist and a mother, but also her own mental state.
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Date Issued
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2013
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360951
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Subject Headings
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Mental illness, Mentally ill children, Family relationships, Schizophrenia in children, Patients
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Document (PDF)
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Wigging Out.
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Creator
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Moffa, Jeanette., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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Abstract/Description
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Wigging Out, a memoir, chronicles my first chemotherapy treatment which began in 2008 for the autoimmune disease Lupus. The primary focus is on how identity is affected by disability. Each symptom of my disease and side effect from my medications prompted a reevaluation of my identity as I felt a change both in myself and in the way others perceived me. In order to maintain a sense of control, I tried several techniques to pass and cover my disabled status, including the use of prosthetic...
Show moreWigging Out, a memoir, chronicles my first chemotherapy treatment which began in 2008 for the autoimmune disease Lupus. The primary focus is on how identity is affected by disability. Each symptom of my disease and side effect from my medications prompted a reevaluation of my identity as I felt a change both in myself and in the way others perceived me. In order to maintain a sense of control, I tried several techniques to pass and cover my disabled status, including the use of prosthetic hair pieces. Ultimately, the use of prosthetics made accepting my situation more difficult as it encouraged holding onto a former identity rather than creating a new one. It was not until I stopped using prosthetics as a form of denial and instead adopted them as part of a new identity that I was finally able to achieve the confidence necessary to fight for my life.
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Date Issued
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2012
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3355617
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Subject Headings
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Systemic lupus erythematosus, Treatment, Psychological aspects, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Patients, Mental health, Sociology of disability
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Document (PDF)
