Graphic Medicine
Information on the use of the comics medium to explore issues in healthcare.
Family/Caregiver Perspective
Books in the Health Sciences Library
Aliceheimer's by Graphic memoir of the author's experiences of her mother's battle with dementia. The narrative illustrates the two-way nature of storytelling as a process that heals both the giver and the receiver of story
Billy, Me and You by Graphic memoir by a woman who lost her two-year-old son after heart surgery. A bracing and memorable account of recovery after bereavement.
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through a mixture of cartoons, family photos, documents, and a narrative, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents.
Dad's Not All There Any More by Based on his family's experience of his father's Lewy Body Dementia, Alex Demetris' comic explores one of the most common yet often unheard of types of dementia; what it is, its symptoms, living in a care home and the impact on people living with the condition and their families
Hole in the Heart by A graphic memoir of the author's emotions and the challenges and decisions she faces in raising a child with Down syndrome.
Mom's Cancer by An honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families.
Also available as ebook
Rosalie Lightning by A touching graphic memoir about the untimely death of the author's young daughter, Rosalie. A portrait of his and his wife's on-going search for meaning in the aftermath of Rosalie's death, exploring themes of grief, hopelessness, rebirth, and eventually finding hope again.
Taking Turns by A graphic memoir and adapted oral history of Unit 371, an inpatient AIDS care hospital unit in Chicago that was in existence from 1985 to 2000. Examines the human costs of caregiving and the role art can play in the grieving process.
Tangles by This book confronts the complexity of Alzheimer's disease, shares a her family's journey through a harrowing range of emotions - shock, denial, hope, anger, frustration - all the while learning to cope, and managing to find moments of happiness. Also reveals moments, memories, and dreams that uncover the bond between the author and her mother
Things to Do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park by The author documents his reconciliation with his father, dying of emphysema, as he cares for him in hospice.
