Lucy Grealy, a victim of Ewingâs Sarcoma, beginning when was nine years old suffered from a cancer of the jaw that is 90% fatal in the first few years. In Lucyâs case, it was not fatal. Rather it brought about many intense and emotional experiences that most of us could not imagine. She had a large part of her lower jaw removed when she was about nine and half and for two and a half years had weekly chemotherapy treatments. Throughout her teenage years, she had multiple surgeries to reshape her jaw. Her book, âAutobiography of a Face,â reveals her experiences, her mistaken conflation of beauty and love, and what she learned about emotions, both her own and other peopleâs.
Lucy Grealy recommends â100 Years of Solitude,â by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Originally Broadcast: December 5, 1994
Barry Vogel, Esq. is the host and producer. Ignacio Ayala is the assistant producer.
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