{"product_id":"book-of-hope-agnes-r-pascal-9781773637365","title":"Book of Hope: Healthcare and Survival in the North","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cancer diagnosis can be life changing for anyone, bringing new physical and emotional realities, changed relationships, and often frustration when dealing with healthcare systems. But living north of sixty means dealing with a higher level of healthcare inequity. Agnes Pascal compiles firsthand narratives from Northern and Indigenous cancer survivors and caregivers that illuminate the unique challenges of healthcare accessibility in the North. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rare volume, more than thirty voices offer compassionate advice and insightful analysis born from experience. With courage and dignity, they discuss fear, grief, and death; the logistics of medical travel for treatment; Indigenous and Western medicine; structural determinants of health, including industrial pollution and environmental racism; and the impacts of residential schools and \"Indian hospitals\" on northern communities. In these pages people share that hope comes from building healing communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for people with cancer and their caregivers; health policy makers and advocates; scholars and practitioners of healthcare, Indigenous governance, or environmental racism; and anyone interested grassroots, community-based peer support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes R. Pascal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773637363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773637365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernwood Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Agnes R. Pascal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465687879935,"sku":"9781773637365","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d623eedc-303a-4643-9995-b5a00f368d42.jpg?v=1736346990","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/book-of-hope-agnes-r-pascal-9781773637365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}