The Sick Wife
What do the car windows steaming up suggests?
Her position alone in the car.
What two words will the doctor not directly address?
"tumor" & "cancer"
What is a Dermatologist?
A doctor who specializes in skin conditions and dermatology.
What is the main goal of chemotherapy?
To slow down the cell cycle, or kill the cancer cells
Where does "The Sick Wife" take place?
In a muddy parking lot, in a car.
Prosperity is not conveyed as "expensive materials that need to be dry cleaned" but is conveyed as what?
The ability to move freely in the world.
Which of Carver's writings was written about positive feelings about a hospitalized death.
My Death
What is a Carcinoma?
A type of cancer that starts in cells that make up the skin or the tissue lining organs, such as the liver or kidneys.
What are Melanomas?
Cells that secrete melanin (pigment), which contributes to skin and hair color.
What does Blastoma cancer arise from?
Immature cells known as blasts that are found in the fetus.
What did Donald Hall's poetry collection without focus on?
It focused on his experiences with his wife's illness and afterward.
What do Carver's writings mainly focus on?
Working-class people & daily situations
or
Health, illness, and disability
If a cell is squamous, it is...
Flat
Checkpoint Inhibitors are...
target T cells, which are lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.
How many years after Kenyon's death was "The Sick Wife" Published?
What magazine was it published on?
What was the name of the poem beside it, and what was it about?
1 year after
The New Yorker
"The Ship Pounding" was about Kenyon's illness.
Kenyon suggests that at an older age her disability might be normalized. What makes her feel incapacitated?
The active people around her, like mothers with small children & retired couples.
Which line does the doctor ask the patient if he is a religious man?
Line 7
What is the meaning of the suffix -oma?
It denotes the formation of tumors.
Immunotherapy is an example of what kind of therapy?
Biological Therapy
What does the -genic refer to?
Genesis or creation of.
_____________ notion of the "sick role" in reference to Grealy, includes a condoned removal from daily activities.
Talcott Parson's
After the silence on line 19, what happens?
The patient gives him a handshake, and thinks he may have even thanked the doctor.
What part of the body does Osteosarcoma occur the most?
Knees - 60%
What is the name of the use of Chemotherapy prior to radiation treatment in attempt to decrease tumor size?
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Lines 16-19 show what? List the 2 reasons for this.
The patient does not follow along with what the doctor said, but he does not want to ask for clarification.
1. What the doctor previously said was too much to handle
2. Lacks the heart to tell the (uncomfortable) doctor to explain further