Down to the Bone

by Catherine Pioli

  • Graphic Mundi
  • 2022
  • ISBN: 978-1637790342
  • 152 pages
  • WorldCat
Down to the Bone
About the Book

As a professional illustrator, Catherine tells the story of her leukemia diagnosis and treatment in this graphic memoir. Young and previously healthy, she now finds herself catapulted into the world of the seriously ill―constantly testing and waiting for results, undergoing endless medical treatments, learning to accept a changing body, communicating with a medical team, and relying on the support of her partner, family, and friends.We accompany her though the waiting, the doubts, the fears, and the tears―but also the laughter, the love, and the strong will to live. The reader accompanies her though the waiting, the doubts, the fears, and the tears―but also the laughter, the love, and the strong will to live. ebook icon
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About the Author

Catherine Pioli was born in 1982. She loved to draw as a child and later enrolled in the School of Applied Arts in Paris. Throughout her career as an illustrator and freelance graphic designer represented by a Paris-based illustration agency, she created content for marketing firms, news outlets, and book and magazine publishers. When she was diagnosed with acute leukemia in 2016, she decided to make a graphic novel about her experience. Sadly, she did not survive her illness, passing away in July 2017. Despite everything, the testament she gives us is full of humanity and hope.

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