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Welcome to the Sh*t Show

A Memoir of Colorectal Cancer and the Power of Self-Advocacy

Shannon Ivey

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English
University of South Carolina Press
24 February 2026
For colorectal cancer patients, the people who love them, and the professionals who care for them, a clear-eyed account of one woman's fight to survive
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Imprint:   University of South Carolina Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 140mm,  Width: 210mm, 
ISBN:   9781643366357
ISBN 10:   1643366351
Pages:   224
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Shannon Ivey MFA, AEA, PCC (she/they) is a queer, disabled, recovering theatre professor, union actor/director, and ICF-certified professional coach. She has performed essays on stage (story slams) for over a decade through her #whatshesaidproject and in Jasper Magazine's Fall Lines. Before the cancer diagnosis, Ivey authored and toured a South Carolina Arts Commission grant-funded one-woman show, ""Natural Disasters of the Human Kind,"" about the vulnerability of birth and the 1,000-year flood in Columbia. Ivey, who spent five years as a professional development trainer in health and social service organizations, has a particular interest in patient/person-centered care. She has studied narrative medicine at Columbia University and is an empowered patient leader in Colontown, an online support group for people with colorectal cancer.

Reviews for Welcome to the Sh*t Show: A Memoir of Colorectal Cancer and the Power of Self-Advocacy

When I was diagnosed with blood cancer, Shannon Ivey was one of the first people I turned to for solace and wisdom. Her authenticity and fierce self-advocacy are an inspiring model for anyone navigating hard times. --Katherine Burke, director, Program in Medical Humanities, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine


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