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Wigging Out
Title
Wigging Out.
Creator
Moffa, Jeanette., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
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
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3355617
Subject Headings
Systemic lupus erythematosus, Treatment, Psychological aspects, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Patients, Mental health, Sociology of disability
Format
Document (PDF)
Progress, Regress
Title
Progress, Regress.
Creator
Maher, Michelle., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
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.
Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360951
Subject Headings
Mental illness, Mentally ill children, Family relationships, Schizophrenia in children, Patients
Format
Document (PDF)