Staying Alive A Family Memoir

by Reibstein, Janet

• ISBN13: 9781582343013
• ISBN10: 1582343012
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-08
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

Janet Reibstein's mother and two aunts grew up in New Jersey amid a close-knit, extended Jewish family set apart only by a genetic propensity for breast cancer. Over fifty years, the disease claims Janet's two aunts, then her mother, then a cousin. Finally Janet must face the far-reaching decision of whether to undergo a preemptive mastectomy herself. A history of the disease in America as well as a story of sisters, mothers and daughters, and the men who love them,Staying Aliveis ultimately a tale of extraordinary strength and of the power of love in survival.

Author Biography

Janet Reibstein is a clinical psychologist and professor who has written and broadcast widely on the psychology of relationships. She is married with two sons and lives in the U.K. This is her fourth book.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
Innocence
Three Sisters	p. 5
Separations	p. 16
Fannie's Story	p. 27
Learning
Regina's Long Story Begins	p. 49
Regina: Living with the Enemy	p. 69
Mary's Story/Regina's Story	p. 81
The Curse	p. 95
Regina's Story: Attempted Life	p. 103
Regina's Story: Fighting Back	p. 115
Shadows	p. 133
Regina: Ending: I	p. 143
Regina: Ending: II	p. 158
Decision
Facing Facts	p. 185
Decision	p. 192
The Operation	p. 209
Almost There	p. 232
Staying Alive	p. 238
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