I was called back for a biopsy, and soon thereafter i was called back to discuss the results. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer hollye jacobs on. Ranjana chaterji, a northwell health breast surgeon and director of quality at the breast institute at northern. It didnt exist and so i created it with my dear friend, award winning photographer elizabeth messina. Susan loves breast book a merloyd lawrence book susan m.
Silver linings before, during, and after cancer home. A silver lining foundation has expanded our bamam program by adding survive to thrive. Additionally, women with family history of genetic predispositions to cancer may discuss additional options with their doctors. Like a good friend, this book will be by your side as you travel through the world of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. This local organization works diligently to raise funds to help cancer patients in the tricounty region. The silver lining book san francisco public library. Though the real time read is raw and emotional, kats spirit, strength and humor shine through. Were sorry, we are out of books and no longer accepting request applications. Brooke says there have been silver linings from having cancer. They buoyed me and kept my spirits hopeful from the time of my diagnosis throughout my double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and recovery. 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. Woman uncovers silver linings while battling breast cancer. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer atria.
So in 2005, costa partnered with other volunteers to create the pink ribbon yoga retreat for women breast cancer survivors. This made me anxious, of course, so i asked my husband, matt, to come with me to the appointment. With this in mind i felt it would be the perfect vehicle for other breast cancer survivors, she says. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer jacobs rn ms msw, hollye. Silver linings before, during, and after cancer posts. We are a newly formulated, nonprofit group of individuals that have experienced a gap in cancer support resources in our community. Stunned by her diagnosis of breast cancer at the age of 39, she was. Get more details 8595% of colorectal cancer patients can be cured if the cancer is detected in stage i. The silver lining a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer book. 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 survivor pens the ultimate survival guide abc news. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer coauthored with. Based on my experience, physicians generally give good news over the phone, so i prepared myself for bad news. Breast cancer support guide allstates the silver lining. The fund is comprised of a group of concerned healthcare professionals and volunteers dedicated to meeting the needs of people diagnosed with cancer. 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. When i was first diagnosed, it was just completely overwhelming. A silver lining foundation funding breast health tests.
People can be feeling the stress of the cancer at the same time that they are able to find something positive, she says. When youre fighting breast cancer, youre in a place where your life stops for a minute while the world moves on around you. Finding silver linings through cancer diagnosis upmc. Mar 14, 2020 a collection of some of my silver linings.
Cancer patients should never think of the diseases potential silver lining as an allornothing phenomenon, says loyolas mumby. 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. An extraordinary book for anyone who has been touched by breast cancer. 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. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer, and includes practical tips, important information and inspiration for those undergoing breast cancer. Komen greater nyc and wacoal have teamed up to give you the new york times bestseller, the silver lining. Is there really a silver lining to cancer treatment. An insightful guide to the realities of breast cancer. Jacobs therefore decided to write the book that i so desperately sought, but could not find. More than 100 people turned out for a private book signing reception with hollye jacobs, rn, ms, msw, author of the silver lining. Jacobs, wife of attorney jeff jacobs he represented oprah winfrey for years is the author of the silver lining.
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. Married for less than two months, kat folland is diagnosed with stage iib breast cancer. 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. Stunned by her diagnosis of breast cancer at the age of 39, she was unsuccessful in finding a book that met her needs. Brooke was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, triple positive, stage 1a breast cancer. A silver lining foundation aslf is pleased to welcome wellness house as a participating organization in its chicagoland cancer information coalition ccic program. An insightful guide to the realities of breast cancer looking for and finding silver linings was essential to my wellbeing during treatment.
In this video, hollye jacobs, nurse, social worker, and child development specialist introduces her new book, the silver lining. 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. Diagnosed with breast cancer, jacobs started writing as she looked for a silver lining. As often mentioned, the shelves are overflowing with books on cancer, from dense scientific tomes, histories, memoirs, and survivorship books. A book of solid advice and silver linings for patients with breast. The silver lining in a breast cancer diagnosis duke health. Breast cancer survivor and author hollye jacobs outlines. The silver lining goodreads meet your next favorite book. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer. The girlfriends guide meets what to expect for breast cancer patients in an outstanding book that is at once beautiful and helpful, realistic and uplifting. Programs a silver lining foundation funding breast.
Wellness house started in 1990 with a single mission. This program is designed specifically for women and men who have been previously diagnosed with breast cancer. In this inspirational and practical memoir, jacobs, a registered nurse and social. To that end, in march, her blog will be turned into a book. Life is forever divided between before cancer and after cancer, states hollye jacobs at the end of her book the silver lining. The silver lining women provide true inspiration and real relationships that are uplifting and energizing. Breast cancer is usually diagnosed with imaging ultrasound, mammography, mri followed by biopsy. Oct 20, 2018 this is the book that i desperately wish that i had when i was going through the breast cancer experience. See more ideas about silver lining, breast cancer and optimism. 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. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer by hollye jacobs.
The girlfriends guide meets what to expect for breast cancer pat. A supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer, which grew out of a. It is important for all women over 40 to obtain screening studies. Diagnosed at age 27 in the midst of training for a half marathon, barbie barnes faced a challenge no young mother would expect. Silver linings takes you with kat through the journey of her treatment and recovery. Betty ferrell, rn, phd, faan, fpcn, professor, research scientist, and director of nursing research, city of hope national medical center. Susan loves breast book this bold and resourceful womans powerful account of her breast cancer experience offers important guidance, strong encouragement and real. The silver lining companion guide to breast cancer ebook. I looked for something that was realistic and hopeful, informative and supportive, clinically credible and visually beautiful. An insightful guide to the realities of breast cancer hollye jacobs, photos by elizabeth messina.
Callander community centre 1984 swale st, callander, on p0h 1h0 admission. Having worked as a nurse, social worker, and child development specialist for fifteen years, she. She is a breast cancer survivor and author of the silver lining. A book of solid advice and silver linings for patients. Transcript for cancer survivor pens the ultimate survival guide 39yearold mom with no family history of breast cancer when she received a diagnosis that changed her life. The companion guide available in english and spanish is a condensed version of jacobs new york times bestselling book the silver lining. The unexpected silver lining was that the blog went viral and people from all over the world were emailing me saying that i was giving them words for experiences they had no words for.
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