{"product_id":"swept-under-the-carpet-carmel-schleger-9781504304320","title":"Swept Under the Carpet: A Personal Journey of Distress, Connection, and Healing Pre- and Post-Hysterectomy","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome women experience relief when they get the news that they need a hysterectomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for Carmel Schleger it was an emotional blow. After all, getting your uterus surgically removed and in some cases, the fallopian tubes and ovaries, too?is no small matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe moved forward with the procedure, only because a female family member had had cervical cancer. Although her procedure was successful, she still found it invasive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat feeling was compounded by what she perceived as a lack of emotional validation, understanding, and support. When she searched online for a support group focused on helping women who had undergone a full or partial hysterectomy, she could find no such service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe shares her emotional journey in this memoir, revealing how she took control of her emotional health to rediscover happiness. In doing so, she developed numerous methods to promote healing, including art activities that she hopes will help others going through a similar experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you?re about to undergo or have undergone a partial or full hysterectomy, you are not alone. Find comfort, reassurance, and hope with the heartfelt lessons in \u003cem\u003eSwept Under the Carpet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carmel Schleger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504304322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504304320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balboa Press Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Carmel Schleger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935288033535,"sku":"9781504304320","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00e27509-ae81-4515-9aae-0b4cc5d7508a.jpg?v=1681418952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swept-under-the-carpet-carmel-schleger-9781504304320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}