Miriam Engelberg
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Miriam Engelberg was a graphic novel
ist and illustrator, whose battle with metastatic breast cancer
was chronicled in her bestselling comic memoir
, Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person.
Diagnosed with breast cancer
in 2001, at the age of 43, Engelberg observed the harrowing and difficult experience she had with cancer treatment, in particular the inattentive and often ineffectual medical establishment's approach towards patients' psychological health. These observations, drawn in Engelberg's primitive, naive style, would eventually be published as Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person.
In August 2006 Engelberg revealed in her blog
that her cancer had spread to her brain, and she was receiving palliative care
through home hospice.
As of October 2006, Engelberg was still continuing to publish comics through her website, although her once weekly comic updates were growing less frequent and consistent. She died on 17 October 2006, aged 48.
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
ist and illustrator, whose battle with metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
was chronicled in her bestselling comic memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
, Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person.
Diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
in 2001, at the age of 43, Engelberg observed the harrowing and difficult experience she had with cancer treatment, in particular the inattentive and often ineffectual medical establishment's approach towards patients' psychological health. These observations, drawn in Engelberg's primitive, naive style, would eventually be published as Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person.
In August 2006 Engelberg revealed in her blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
that her cancer had spread to her brain, and she was receiving palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
through home hospice.
As of October 2006, Engelberg was still continuing to publish comics through her website, although her once weekly comic updates were growing less frequent and consistent. She died on 17 October 2006, aged 48.
Works
- Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person (English), HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, New York City