{"product_id":"remission-quest-virginia-adams-oconnell-9781439926529","title":"Remission Quest: A Medical Sociologist Navigates Cancer","description":"As a medical sociologist, Virginia Adams O'Connell long studied the healthcare system and people navigating illness. Then, in 2019, she confronted her own reality of being diagnosed with primary bone lymphoma. \"Since my diagnosis, I joined a club of current and past patients that I never wanted or intended to join,\" she writes with both candor and poignancy, adding, \"But we can collectively work to make it the best club it can be.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the course of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, Adams O'Connell lived through theories she had researched and applied her sociological ideas to help make sense of her personal experiences. \u003ci\u003eRemission Quest\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles how the reality of living with cancer changed her perspective on what she had studied. Adams O'Connell found her knowledge illustrated and enriched her sociological analysis of our medical institutions and that her own illness narrative shone new light on her theories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With moving prose, \u003ci\u003eRemission Quest\u003c\/i\u003e captures the emotions of having cancer and dealing with elaborate medical systems, learning how to be a \"good patient\" while also managing indescribable fear and fatigue, and confronting questions about the meaning of life. Adams O'Connell's experiences are both personal and universal. They provide inspiration, compassion, and understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Adams O'Connell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439926522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439926529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Virginia Adams O'Connell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425258815743,"sku":"9781439926529","price":99.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39a43818-2546-4e0d-aded-c18c21ed0f2c.jpg?v=1761538032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remission-quest-virginia-adams-oconnell-9781439926529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}