I'm Still Here : A Memoir

"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."--Provided by publisher Martina Reaves Weaves The Story Of Her Early Life--coming Of Age In The 1960s, Living And Working In Various Small Towns With Her Hippie Husband, Coming Out In 1980, And Eventually Having A Son With Her Life Partner, Tanya--with That Of Her 2008 Tongue Cancer Diagnosis, After Which She Fights To Maintain Hope Even As She Accepts That Death Might Come.