Waltzing with Jack Dancer [electronic resource] : a slow dance with cancer.

ISBN:

9781743050354

Title:

Author:

Goodfellow, Geoff.

Personal Author:

Goodfellow, Geoff.

Publication Information:

Adelaide : Wakefield Press, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages)

Contents:

Waltzing with Jack Dancer; Title page; Imprint page; Geoff Goodfellow's dedication; Contents; Foreword; No Small Matter; Blue Sky Mornings; Counting; The Calling; A Long Way from Lourdes; The Seventh Doctor; Maybe; Finding Myself; Time Bomb; Round One; Hospital Ship; Night Moves; Day & Night / Night & Day; Ticket to Ride; Onto the Spin Cycle; Begging Bowl; After Effects; Another Fight; Sip & Squirt; Triple Digits; Family History; Too Many Complaints; Reversing; The Day I Dropped Several e's; An Uncertain Future; The C Word; Grace Goodfellow's dedication; Prologue.

And all of a sudden, Friday became the most significant day of the weekDishes and Daddy's lap; The Truth; And this is what I remember thinking:; So then what happened, was this; Tell me about the Seven Stages of Grief; Just keep the noise down, okay?; Good Friday; And then, it all just sort of ... kept on keeping on; Remember Love; 'You look like an elephant'; O-Town; Are You Old Enough; Lately, things have been changing; Happy Birthday, to you; Agggghhhhh!!!; Things That Can Give You Cancer; No, really, I wasn't kidding about the Friday thing; We'd been sitting, waiting, wishing; Let's go; Moo.

That's a big damI'm so sleeeeeeepy; Ouch; School and stuff; Otorhinolaryngology; Can I see some ID, thanks?; We made 30 and everyone was proud; The next little bit; Noble Avenue; Epilogue; Geoff Goodfellow bio; Grace Goodfellow bio; Randy Larcombe bio; Back cover.

Local Note:

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Personal Subject:

Goodfellow, Geoff, 1949-

Subject Term:

Cancer -- Patients -- Australia -- Biography.

Added Author:

Goodfellow, Grace.

Larcombe, Randy.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Adelaide : Wakefield Press, 2010.

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Summary

'Geoff Goodfellow is one of those rare people who says what he thinks, usually with a few expletives added. When he learned he had cancer, he told the disease what he thought of it and, like a boxer, prepared himself for the fight ahead. Yet Geoff is also a sensitive man whose poems tap into the emotions unleashed by a close encounter with death. Randy Larcombe's photographs are a perfect match. They are brutally honest about the impact of cancer and the treatment of it, and at the same time they are deeply moving because they reveal the human frailty of this proud man.' - Roy Eccleston

'I have admired tough nut Geoff Goodfellow's work in both the building and poetry caper from a careful distance for years. No matter what he pulls out when he opens his tool box, whether it's an HB pencil and a blank sheet of paper, or a claw hammer and spirit level, you know they will be put to good use. Whenever Geoff starts banging away it is always worth a good hard look. Have a read of "The Seventh Doctor", it's a cracker. - H.G. Nelson

'Cancer is an experience that should be avoided. Those unlucky enough to be affected expect the best of care, for their cancer and for themselves, as people. These poems recount a journey through one man's experience of cancer and its care. I recommend it to all patients, families and friends of those who have similiar experiences. In particular I recommend it to all those who care for those with cancer - giving time, humility and a holistic approach is essential for the best of care.' - Guy Rees MBBS FRCS FRACS

'Grace Goodfellow's wise, funny, sad story about her father's journey with cancer will move you deeply, unless you are carved from ice. I recommend it highly.' - Brigid Lowry