"Poet Bayveen O'Connell was diagnosed with a brain tumour in April and faces an operation in early November 'For unless I am myself, I am nobody.' Virginia Woolf I think we hold our sense of self in our minds and bodies, but what happens when they are weakened, under threat and undermined by sickness? What becomes of us when conditions such as cancer and growths such as tumours come as parasites to nest in us and overthrow our autonomy?"
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Bayveen O'Connell was diagnosed with a brain tumour in April and faces an operation in early November. 'For unless I am myself, I am nobody.' Questions arise about what happens to the sense of self when mind and body are weakened, under threat, and undermined by sickness. There are concerns about what becomes of people when conditions such as cancer and growths such as tumours act like parasites, embedding in the body and overthrowing autonomy. An invitation offers access to the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel for further updates and news.
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