The stories women tell: living with cancer and care

• Main Author: Harrington, Michelle
• Other Authors: Kotzé, Dirk, 1950-
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Cancer; Women living with cancer; Relationships; Communication; Medical profession; Spirituality; Care; Ethics of care; Narrative pastoral; Contextual practical theology; Qualitative research; Participatory action research; 259.496994; Pastoral counseling; Women > Pastoral counseling of; Church work with women; Cancer > Women > Pastoral counseling of; Cancer > Social aspects; Cancer > Patients > Family relationships; Cancer > Religious aspects; Cancer > Psychological aspects; Cancer > Family > Psychological aspects; Cancer > Patients > Pastoral counseling of; Communication in medicine; Medical personnel and patient; Hope > Religious aspects > Christianity
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/958

This research was aimed at listening to the care stories of people living with cancer in remission. The participants spoke about relationships with their families, medical professionals and their spirituality, thereby giving a voice to personal experiences of cancer as part of family life. Postmodern social construction discourse guided the explaining of how cancer invades and affects people's Jives and relationships. This participatory action research was situated in a contextual practical theology. Narrative conversations with the participants spoke about experiences of both care and communication by medical professionals, their struggles in communicating with their partners and families, their spiritual search and longing for pastoral care to sustain and guide them. === Practical Theology === M.Th. (Pastoral Therapy)