{"product_id":"the-radiation-sonnets-for-my-love-in-sickness-and-in-health-9781565124028","title":"The Radiation Sonnets: For My Love  in Sickness and in Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen one of Americas best-loved  bestselling authors faces a life-altering crisis  she responds by creating a remarkable sequence of poems that offers hope and reassurance to others seeking comfort.  Jane Yolen has spent her life giving enjoyment to millions of readers with her award-winning books and poems. But when her husband was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor in his skull  she began to write to find solace. For the forty-three days that David underwent radiation treatment  Jane spent each night pouring her emotions into a sonnet. It was the only part of the day over which she felt she had any control. When Jane read some of those poems on NPRs All Things Considered  there was an immediate outpouring of support and a clamoring for her work from cancer patients  those who treat and care for them  and those listeners simply moved by her words. The Radiation Sonnets is for them.  The poems reflect not only what happened on a particular day--the naps and nausea  visits from family and friends  Janes struggle to get food into her weakened husband--but also tell a larger story: of her deep love for her husband  her ambivalence about medical technology  her joy in small victories  her acknowledgment of lifes utter precariousness  her humor in the face of fear  and her refusal to give up hope.  For caregivers and survivors alike  for anyone whose life has been touched by illness  The Radiation Sonnets is a triumphant celebration of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650486526005,"sku":"ByrdShop_1565124022","price":99.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781565124028.jpg?v=1781797574","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-radiation-sonnets-for-my-love-in-sickness-and-in-health-9781565124028","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}