I have in the recent past reviewed two fine pamphlets that explore the profound impact of life-threatening illness, namely Nikki Strange's Body Talk and Ross McGivern's Fragments and Stages. Jamie Woods' Rebel Blood Cells (Punkdust Poetry, 2023) has a similar focus, but like Strange's and McGivern's work, it has a unique, uncompromising story to tell. In Woods' case he takes us through the story of his diagnosis of acute leukaemia, the illness, his treatment and his ultimate recovery.
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