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 jacobss world. But how accurately does it portray mental illness, a major theme in the film. The breathtaking photos reinforce the beauty that can come from pain. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer by hollye jacobs. Stunned by her diagnosis of breast cancer at the age of 39, she was unsuccessful in finding a book that met her needs. 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. 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. An insightful guide to the realities of breast cancer hollye jacobs, photos by elizabeth messina.
The book, one of only a few written about breast cancer surgery options, features moving photos of women by emmyawardwinning photographer kathleen galligan. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age thirtynine, hollye jacobsa pediatric and adult palliative care nurse with graduate degrees in bioethics and child developmentstarted a blog to keep family and friends. Most of the support services are offered through the sudbury cancer centre. Like a good friend, this book will be by your side as you travel through the world of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
Breast cancer support guide allstates the silver lining. Below, hollye chats with dujour about what women with breast cancer can expect, one patients resilience and lifes most real lesson. It is important for all women over 40 to obtain screening studies. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer, and includes practical tips, important information and inspiration for those undergoing breast cancer. Ranjana chaterji, a northwell health breast surgeon and director of quality at the breast institute. Palliative care nurse and social worker jacobs often related bad news to patients and their families, but the shock of her own breast cancer diagnosis was still difficult to assimilate.
The unexpected sources of optimism and joy that kept me going during my breast cancer journey, as chronicled in my book, the silver lining. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer jacobs rn ms msw, hollye, messina, elizabeth on. The lifelines and wisdom shared in this book remind readers that at the end of the breast cancer journey there is growth and hope. A silver lining foundation has expanded our bamam program by adding survive to thrive.
And yet, despite it all, a surprising number of cancer survivors report finding a silver lining in their cancer experience. Hollye jacobs as a healthy, happy thirtynineyearold mother with no family history of breast cancer, being diagnosed with the disease rocked hollye jacobss world. Treatment can be painful, debilitating, emotionally draining, and financially taxing. They gave her the balance and perspective to get her through the worst days, and they compose the soul of the book. Turning one of the worst moments in life into a silver lining is no easy task, but for one local cancer patient, finding a new community of other young diagnosed women has made all the difference. As often mentioned, the shelves are overflowing with books on cancer, from dense scientific tomes, histories, memoirs, and survivorship books. When youre fighting breast cancer, youre in a place where your life stops for a minute while the world moves on around you. 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. Additionally, women with family history of genetic predispositions to cancer may discuss additional options with their doctors.
Even more important is that this book is clearly coming from a woman who has been there, heard the words, you have cancer, and found the silver linings known only to a survivor. Cancer patients, caregivers, friends and loved ones can find something valuable in this account. Silver lining foundation home breast cancer sisters. Silver linings before, during, and after cancer home. The silver lining by hollye jacobs picnichealth blog. Our ultimate goal is to build a nipissing cancer community website of quality of life cancer resources. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer. We are a newly formulated, nonprofit group of individuals that have experienced a gap in cancer support resources in our community. The girlfriends guide meets what to expect for breast cancer pat. Komen greater nyc and wacoal have teamed up to give you the new york times bestseller, the silver lining. Silver linings takes you with kat through the journey of her treatment and recovery.
The silver lining women provide true inspiration and real relationships that are uplifting and energizing. This program is designed specifically for women and men. This is a new book about one of the leastaddressed issues women about breast cancer. Is there really a silver lining to cancer treatment. Married for less than two months, kat folland is diagnosed with stage iib breast cancer. The silver lining reflects the experience of a remarkable woman, undergoing what is sadly an all too common journey. Elizabeth messina the author draws on her experiences as both a nurse and a patient with breast cancer to share positive insight. A journey through breast cancer and beyond this is an example of a homepage section. Thats true, and again, throughout the book, you point out the silver linings. Silver linings before, during, and after cancer posts. Hollye jacobs cancer guide, silver linings, is meant to help others face the disease. Mar 14, 2020 a collection of some of my silver linings. Susan loves breast book hollye jacobs combines inspiration with practical suggestions for women and men working through a breast cancer diagnosis. Though the real time read is raw and emotional, kats spirit, strength and humor shine through.
Having worked as a nurse, social worker, and child development specialist for fifteen years, she suddenly found herself. Life is forever divided between before cancer and after cancer, states hollye jacobs at the end of her book the silver lining. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer by jacobs rn ms msw, hollye, messina, elizabeth isbn. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Additionally, women with family history of genetic predispositions to cancer may discuss additional options. It was one day before brooke turned 42 when she received the unexpected news. Breast cancer is usually diagnosed with imaging ultrasound, mammography, mri followed by biopsy. An extraordinary book for anyone who has been touched by breast cancer.
Breast cancer support guide allstates the silver lining companion guide this post may contain affiliate links provided for your convenience. This program is designed specifically for women and men who have been previously diagnosed with breast cancer. 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. The silver lining a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer book. 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. Transcript for cancer survivor pens the ultimate survival guide. Jacobs not only brings her insight as a palliative care nurse to her narrative, but also as a breast cancer survivor. The movie silver linings playbook has been garnering critical acclaim and numerous award nominations. A book of solid advice and silver linings for patients. Diagnosed at age 27 in the midst of training for a half marathon, barbie barnes faced a challenge no young mother would expect. The silver lining book san francisco public library.
Our patients write center for restorative breast surgery. More than 100 people turned out for a private book signing reception with hollye jacobs, rn, ms, msw, author of the silver lining. Homepage sections can be any page other than the homepage itself. If you pick up any womens magazine and look through the stories, im sure you will find one or two about women with cancer. In this video, hollye jacobs, nurse, social worker, and child development specialist introduces her new book, the silver lining. An insightful guide to the realities of breast cancer looking for and finding silver linings was essential to my wellbeing during treatment. The silver lining companion guide to breast cancer ebook. These are offered through video conferences and by going to sudbury, but they only get offered during the chemo phase.
Finding silver linings through cancer diagnosis upmc. Cancer survivor pens the ultimate survival guide abc news. All you have to do is look for a silver lining, and i promise you, youll always find it. I started my mammograms like i should, at age 40, brooke explained. How we are affected as patients, survivors, caregivers and family members varies as much as the weather does day to day, week to week and month to month. And what i know about silver linings is that they are always there, even in the darkest of times. While the book is brimming with action steps to help negotiate each phase of treatment and recovery, every chapter concludes with silver liningsthe sources of inspiration and perspective that buoyed jacobs through her own journey and that, taken together, comprise the heartbeat of the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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