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Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir

By Walela Nehanda
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By Walela Nehanda
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A searing young adult collective essay and poetry memoir about Walela Nehanda, a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties.

“Infuses queer Black disabled resilience and wretchedness into a poetic sinew that stretches, tears, and heals again and again.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A haunting and powerful read.”—Alice Wong, Founder and Director of Disability Visibility Project

When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced-stage blood c...

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Teens & YABiography - TeensHealth & Medical Biography - TeensPeoples & Cultures Biography - TeensCancer patients->Biography->Teen nonfictionAfrican Americans->Biography->Teen nonfictionLGBT->Biography->Teen nonfiction