Rehabbing Cancer Patients on the Outside / Al Capp: A Life to the Contrary




Prime Time Radio - AARP show

Summary: Part A: Dr. Julie Silver explains the psychological effects that cancer treatment can have on self-esteem and self-image. Although things like hair and make-up may seem superficial in regard fighting terminal illness, Marianne Kelly realized there was more to healing than medicine. She started the first image recovery salon at Johns Hopkins Cancer Center. They discuss cancer rehab on the inside and out. Part B: Al Capp was at one time a household name, known both for his work on the comic strip, Lil Abner, and for his outspoken political views. His notoriety reached astounding extremes highs and lows. Lil Abner ran for over forty years and at the height of its popularity, it reached ninety million viewers. However, behind the strip was a complicated man. Denis Kitchen, renowned comic artist writer in his own right, reveals the complete story of Al Capp in a new biography.