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Wells, Peter, 1950-

Hello darkness / Peter Wells. - Auckland : Mighty Ajax Press, 2019. - xii, 244 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm

"It's now a year exactly since my urologist told me I had an aggressive cancer that was incurable. I was rushed into hospital and thus began a year of chemotherapy, radiation and all the ups and downs of a sickness that arrived in my life with the noise and terror of an old fashioned train. During that time I wrote about my experience on my Iphone, on Facebook, and I received in return an explosion of aroha on that most cynical of mediums - the internet. There was advice, commentary, encouragement, accompaniment. The posts became the basis for Hello Darkness. I made something out of nothing if near-death experiences can be said to be nothing. I learnt a lot. I am a different"--Unity website.

ISBN: 9780473451622 047345162X

Subjects--Personal Names:
Wells, Peter, 1950- --Health.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cancer--Patients--New Zealand--Biography.
Cancer--Psychological aspects.

Dewey Class. No.: 362.196994