Body Hate: A Gay Man's Struggle with Multiple Sclerosis
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (821 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003TFETO6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 209 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Cate is now a filmmaker, writer, and musician who makes his home in the Greater Boston area.Body Hate is a rarity, an insider look at a gay man's nightmare with a disease little known. William Russo.. This is the story of William Cate who was a punk rocker from Boston, on the verge of having his band reach a recording contract and a bright future in music. Artwork is created by William Cate. He participated in the burgeoning Pummel Core scene of that decade. Though other books may detail the effects and pain of dealing with this incurable and debilitating condition, this is the first book to break ground about a gay man's suffering. It is a mask of his face during a severe exacerbation of MS. He was suddenly and abruptly felled by the mysterious MS, an ever-lurking disease which strikes with devastating effect. The books also features a Foreword by Dr. This book recounts Bill Cate's gay lifestyle: a world of dance, music, and nightlife in Boston gay clubs of the 1990s, as well as his alternative life as a punk rocker
It deserves to be read by all gay and lesbian people -- Dr. BODY HATE is an important book. William Russo, Curry College
"A Wonderful Chronicle about Living with MS" according to A Customer. I never thought I would find a book that showed every step of a gay man's struggle with MS. Yet, here it is. This book is so conversational and easy to read that I almost felt like the writer was sitting next to me in a chair, telling me his story. And as a gay man, I found so many parallels to what I have experienced. I had such a hard time fi. How to listen to your body Juliana Goellner As an EM patient, you feel like under his skin all the time - ever since trying not to worry his family, or watching his friendship links fade as the disease takes its place, or being blessed with self knowledge because of it all.All written without a blink of self-pity or sorrow, as he could get to learn "listening to his body", Cate give us a. niente said Important book, needs editing. This book is truly an important account of life with MS. It deserves a wide audience. The eschews platitudes for bold, aggressive use of language and presents a perspective far from the acceptable world of "pollyanna"-ish patient advocacy.Having said that, for sheer reasons of readability it needs a basic proof-read. I hate to have to add that
William Cate, a native Bostonian, has been active in the art scene of New England for a decade. As a film-maker, his short subjects and experimental films, including GAY FERTILITY RITES, a full-length experimental movie, have been shown around Boston and noted in publications like the Boston Phoenix and Boston Globe.