Thank you hollye for helping my understanding of life with breast cancer. When nurse and young mother hollye jacobs was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, she was forced to slow down and started a blog to keep friends and family up to date. Hollye probes the varied and granular issues surrounding breast cancer with thoughtfulness and sound advice while leavening the experience with humor. Hollye jacobs, rn, ms, msw, speaks publicly and writes about her. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer by hollye jacobs. Having worked as a nurse, social worker, and child development specialist for fifteen years, she suddenly found herself in the position. The silver lining is the girlfriends guide meets what to expect for breast cancer patients, a book that is at once beautiful and helpful, realistic and uplifting. Looking for and finding silver linings buoyed hollye from the time of her diagnosis. This book was on the new york times best seller list and is a great gift. Free companion guide helps cancer patients loved ones. An insightful guide to the realities of breast cancer. In her pragmatic and empathetic first booka hybrid memoir and professional guidejacobs, a palliative. Breast cancer survivor and author hollye jacobs outlines the. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer coauthored with.
As a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked hollye jacobs s world. As a happily married wife, mother, palliative care nurse, and social worker living in bucolic santa barbara, california, i was stunned by my breast cancer diagnosis understatement of the century. The silver lining by hollye jacobs is an excellent read. Jacobs, wife of attorney jeff jacobs he represented oprah winfrey for years is the author of the silver lining. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer by hollye jacobs at indigo. The silver lining by hollye jacobs, 9781612549323, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mar 17, 2014 phil is joined by 43yearold hollye jacobs, a breast cancer survivor and author of the new book, the silver lining, to offer holly help in moving forward. She covers what every patient can expect as they go through their specific treatment and teaches other big issues, such as nutrition and how to talk to children about illness. The silver lining from holly jacobs in book stores right now. Her professional knowledge as a health practitioner and her personal experiences as a cancer patient and survivor present a powerful package of wisdom. Plus, dani, a 50yearold selfadmitted sun worshiper, gets tips on coping with the signs of.
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Oct 12, 2014 hollye jacobs gives new meaning to courage in her silver pen blog and book, the silver lining, with her positive approach to dealing with her cancer diagnosis. Oct 20, 2018 this is the book that i desperately wish that i had when i was going through the breast cancer experience. Hollye jacobs expertise as a nurse, social worker, and child development specialist is evident, as the book is richly infused with the wisdom of each of those professions. A new york times bestselleras a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked hollye jacobss world. Watch as hollye reflects on what cancer taught her and.
Hollye jacobs gives new meaning to courage in her silver pen blog and book, the silver lining, with her positive approach to dealing with her cancer diagnosis. Hollye is the experienced girlfriend who wants to help shed some light in the darkness, provide guidance through the confusion, and hold your hand every step of the way. Mar 14, 2020 a collection of some of my silver linings. Hollye jacobs cancer guide, silver linings, is meant to help others face the disease.
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Former chicagoan hollye jacobs new book the silver lining. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer di hollye, r. Bookshare accessible books for individuals with print disabilities. Mar 11, 2014 studio city kcal9 author hollye jacobs stopped by kcal9 tuesday to tell viewers about her new book, the silver lining. The silver lining by hollye jacobs overdrive rakuten. She takes you on her journey from the perspective of being a nurse working with patients and then being the patient herself and how she had to surrender to being the one that needed to be taken care of. Hollye jacobs bio hollye jacobs is a speaker, nurse, social worker, child development specialist, and author. Having worked as a nurse, social worker, and child development specialist for fifteen years, she suddenly found herself. Part personal memoir, part professional guide, the silver lining is the book that jacobs wished shed had when she began her fight with cancer. Mar 27, 2014 the silver lining should be read by every professional who cares for those who face breast cancer as a reminder of the person and family surrounding the tumor.
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Phil is joined by 43yearold hollye jacobs, a breast cancer survivor and author of the new book, the silver lining, to offer holly help in moving forward. Oct 10, 2014 breast cancer survivor hollye jacobs joined us live to talk about her story and the condensed version of her book the silver lining, a companion guide that allstate insurance is giving away. Breast cancer survivor and author hollye jacobs outlines. I looked for something that was realistic and hopeful, informative and supportive, clinically credible and visually beautiful. Having worked as a nurse, social worker, and child developm. Hollye jacobs is a nurse, social worker, child development specialist, author and breast cancer survivor with impeccable taste and a wonderful writing style. Hollye jacobs as a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked hollye jacobs s world.
May 11, 2015 about hollye jacobs and the silver lining jacobs is a speaker, nurse, social worker, child development specialist and author. Hollye jacobs a tlp breast cancer resourcethe licorice. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. The silver lining by hollye jacobs in support of breast cancer awareness month, were honored to feature an except from breast cancer survivor and picnichealth customer hollye jacobs inspirational book, the silver lining, a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer. They buoyed me and kept my spirits hopeful from the time of my diagnosis throughout my double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and recovery. I never thought a few months ago that i would be reading a book about breast cancer, but here i am one of the elite group of women with breast cancer in the world. Buy the silver lining by hollye jacobs, elizabeth messina from waterstones today.
Blogging has been a way to share her experiences with readers. Free companion guide helps cancer patients loved ones more author hollye jacobs and allstate ceo give away free copies of the. Hollye jacobs, former chicagoan and current santa barbara resident who has been writing on her blog a silver pen sharing her experiences stemming from her 2010 diagnosis with cancer, recently published a book that has now reached ny times best seller list and shes been on good morning america to promote it the silver lining. This was a honest and informative book that followed hollye jacobs from diagnosis to life after cancer. A twoyear ordeal with breast cancer conveyed with frank prose and stunning photography. Jan 07, 2014 as a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked hollye jacobss world. Below, hollye chats with dujour about what women with breast cancer can expect, one patients resilience and lifes most real lesson. A new york times bestseller as a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked hollye jacobs s world. In her first book the silver lining, cowritten and photographed by elizabeth messina, jacobs documents her personal journey to healing in the most honest and insightful way with a bit of humor to boot. The silver lining book san francisco public library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Hollye jacobs,elizabeth messina published on 20140318 by simon and schuster. Hollye jacobs, creator of the silver pen, started blogging after being diagnosed with breast cancer. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer, which grew out of a. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer, which she wishes she had had during her battle with the disease. A new york times bestseller as a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history. A book of solid advice and silver linings for patients with breast. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer by hollye jacobs 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The silver lining a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer book. Exquisitely illustrated with fullcolor photographs by hollyes close friend, awardwinning photographer elizabeth messina, the silver lining is both hollyes memoir and a practical, supportive resource for anyone whose life has been touched by breast cancer. The story is fundamentally my journey of selfdiscovery through illness, finding silver linings in life, and celebrating grace.
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