Main description:

A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter's surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Radiation, chemotherapy and clinical trials redefined "normal" life. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, further straining the marriage during his remaining days. Connolly's clear-eyed and affecting memoir recounts their wrangling over gender roles, money management, domestic decisions and lifestyle changes. Through their traumatic journey, they find humor and comfort in unexpected places.

Contents:

Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
1. Gobsmacked 3
2. Dynamics 9
3. Surgery 13
4. Recovery at Home 20
5. Preliminaries to Treatment 27
6. Beginning the Regimen 32
7. Lifelines 38
8. Family 42
9. Finances 45
10. Life 52
11. Temodar 66
12. Next Steps 87
13. Here We Go Again 118
14. Surgery Again 134
15. Rehab 143
16. Home and Back Again 148
17. Retired? 153
18. Into the Unknown 164
19. The White Flag 171
20. Next 180
21. Rest and Recovery 186
Appendix: Glio-What? 191
Chapter Notes 195
References 197
Index 199