Description
In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of five children — six if you include her husband — she sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, and all she could think was "Am I going to die?" Thankfully, Jeannie and her family survived their time of crisis, and now she shares her deeply personal journey through this miraculous recovery: the challenging conversations she had with her children; how she came to terms with feeling powerless and ferociously crabby while bedridden and unable to eat for a month; and how she ultimately learned, re-learned, and re-re-learned to be more present in life.
With sincerity and hilarity, Jeannie invites you into her heart (and brain) during this trying time, emphasizing the importance of family, faith, and humor as keys to her recovery and to leading a more fulfilling life.
The Big Sick meets Dad Is Fat in this funny and heartfelt memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor.
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