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A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer
Atria
March 2014
On Sale: March 18, 2014
288 pages
ISBN: 1476743711
EAN: 9781476743714
Kindle: B00DPM7TZ4
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Non-Fiction | Self-Help
As a healthy, happy thirty-nine-year-old mother with no
family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the
disease rocked Hollye Jacobs’s world. Having worked as a
nurse, social worker, and child development specialist for
fifteen years, she suddenly found herself in the position of
moving into the hospital bed. She was trained as a clinician
to heal. In her role as patient, the healing process became
personal.
Exquisitely illustrated with full-color
photographs by Hollye’s close friend, award-winning
photographer Elizabeth Messina, The Silver Lining is
both Hollye’s memoir and a practical, supportive resource
for anyone whose life has been touched by breast cancer.
In the first section of each chapter, she describes
with humor and wisdom her personal experience and gives
details about her diagnosis, treatment, side effects, and
recovery.
The second section of each chapter is told
from Hollye’s point of view as a medical expert. In addition
to providing a glossary of important terms and resources,
she addresses the physical and emotional aspects of
treatment, highlights what patients can expect, and provides
action steps, including:
What to do when facing a
diagnosis
How to find the best and most supportive
medical team
What questions to ask
What to expect at
medical tests
How to talk with and support
children
How to relieve or avoid side effects
How to
be a supportive friend or family member
How to find
Silver Linings
Looking for and finding Silver
Linings buoyed Hollye from the time of her diagnosis
throughout her double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation,
and recovery. They gave her the balance and perspective to
get her through the worst days, and they compose the soul of
the book.
The Silver Lining of Hollye’s illness is
that she can now use the knowledge gleaned from her
experience to try to make it better for those who have to
follow her down this difficult path. This is why she is
sharing her story. 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.
At once comforting and instructive,
realistic and inspiring, The Silver Lining is a
visually beautiful, poignant must-read for everyone who has
been touched by cancer.
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