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WHY DIDN'T I NOTICE HER BEFORE?: a memoir about dying to live
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Product Description WHY DIDN’T I NOTICE HER BEFORE? A memoir about dying to live. Irreverent, painfully honest and often hilarious, Why Didn’t I Notice Her Before? is a beautifully observed memoir that finds courage and humor in the face of undefeatable odds. A New York film editor explores how a cancer diagnosis has changed her outlook on life, asking "will an illness as serious as this teach me that I no longer need to fix things, and can I finally release my grip and get on with living?” The author has a rare talent for mining small, but lasting lessons—whether reflecting on the host of new parenting concerns that come with her diagnosis or weighing the dueling emotions she feels towards an overly attentive family. And the windows into her marriage are touching reminders that the coupling of any two personalities is bound to cause some feather ruffling, friction and emotional dissonance. Cramer's writing is characterized by an eagle-eyed search for positivity: "Fuck it. I want to live my life, not spend time making legacy boxes of my unfinished one." For the author, this statement is an act of personal catharsis, but her message has an inspirational universality. “Cramer opens her heart and digs deep in this authentic and unexpected story." Lynn Povich, author of The Good Girls Revolt. Some readers may flinch at her bluntness, but for most, her writing will offer revitalizing guidance. "I'm told death is close, it is imperative that I take the initiative to go any direction away from stuck." Overall, this keenly observed memoir delicately balances humor and heartache while signaling the importance of each passing moment. A profoundly moving remembrance that's alternately sad and uplifting.” Kirkus Reviews Review KIRKUS REVIEW A New York City-based film editor confronts a diagnosis of terminal cancer in this debut memoir. In August 2017, Cramer was told that she had stage 4 ovarian cancer. During a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner examined a bump on the author's pelvis and quickly handed her a slip to get an urgent CT scan, as though it were a baton in a "relay race." She was later told that she had a "fourteen-centimeter tumor" and that she must undergo surgery to remove "the big mass...the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, all of it," and then receive chemotherapy. The memoir describes how Cramer, a New York film editor; her husband, Todd; and their young son, Noah, came to terms with the news. She describes all aspects of her treatment, from awaiting surgery to having a port inserted in her chest for infusions. She also poses penetrating questions--one chapter, for example, is titled "Should I Fight?"--and approaches the act of wig shopping with wickedly mordant wit: "I sit down in the wig barber's chair looking like my two-year-old-self refusing to wear underwear because it is itchy." The book goes on to explore how the author's cancer diagnosis has changed her outlook on life, asking "will an illness as serious as this teach me that I no longer need to fix things, and can I finally release my grip and get on with living?" Cramer's writing is characterized by an eagle-eyed search for positivity: "Fuck it. I want to live my life not spend time making legacy boxes of my unfinished one." For the author, this statement is an act of personal catharsis, but her message has an inspirational universality. Some readers may flinch at her bluntness, but for most, her writing will offer revitalizing guidance: "I'm told death is close, it is imperative that I take initiative to go any direction away from stuck." Overall, this keenly observed memoir delicately balances humor and heartache while signaling the importance of each passing moment. A profoundly moving remembrance that's alternately sad and uplifting. About the Author Beth Cramer is an accomplished editor and director of independent films, commercials and music videos. Her award-winning documentary "Plan B, Single Women Choosing Motherhood,"
