Tag: health injustice
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I’m writing The Healthcare Rebellion (2028), a non-fiction narrative memoir investigating how institutional power structures have embedded inequity into UK women’s healthcare for centuries, causing disparity that persists today. The book traces the direct lineage from ancient hierarchies to modern medical failures, interweaving my own lobular breast cancer story with the history of activist resistance…
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I’ve finished writing the first chapter of my debut book, The Healthcare Rebellion (2028). I’m relieved to have crossed this initial writing threshold as a new author and I’m starting to naturally find my rhythm in the process. Chapter one documents my invasive lobular breast cancer diagnosis in January 2023, the first half of active…
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The Healthcare Rebellion (2028) is an investigative memoir exploring centuries of health inequality in the UK. The book connects historical inequity to modern day treatment gaps, examines how institutional power structures continue to cause disparity, and spotlights women activists who have been instrumental in changing health policy since the 1970s. Author Kate Ford Michaels’ own…