In 1969, at age twenty, Martina moves to San Francisco. She lives in a commune, marries her hippie streetcar driver, and moves away from the city—first to Mendocino County, Oregon, and then to the Virgin Islands. In 1980, Martina comes out. She finds her life partner, Tanya, at work, and in 1986 they have a son, Cooper.
In 2008, Martina is diagnosed with serious tongue cancer. Her journey in the aftermath of this diagnosis is one of hope, fear, family, friendship, perseverance, and learning to live with a terminal diagnosis.
Reaves braids these strands of her life together in I’m Still Here, presenting readers with a nuanced, poignant exploration of what it means to live—and love—authentically.
- 255 pages
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- The End of the Line
- Tongue
- The Commune
- Talking is Highly Overrated
- Behaving Badly
- Embracing the Mask
- Shangri-La
- Celebrate
- Paradise Lost
- Crazy-Making Days
- Ukiah Life
- Limbo
- Stuck in the Land of EST
- Let’s Have a Normal Life
- You’re Straight?
- Stalking the Rat
- Fracture Lines
- Hope
- Catapulting into Therapy
- Moment to Moment
- Lobbing Grenades
- Difficult Decisions
- Nothing Can Steal Our Joy
- Let It Begin
- Settling Down
- Wishful Thinking
- Our Southern Connections
- Now What?
- Outside the Box
- Spiders in the Corner
- Another Trip South
- The Lap of the Family
- Crystalline Days
- Family Troubles
- Uh Oh
- Mom, You Were Never Cool!
- We Are Family
- Give Thanks
- Less Than One Percent
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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