Bedford Public Library

The silver lining, a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer, Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW ; photographs by Elizabeth Messina

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The silver lining

bibliography

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW ; photographs by Elizabeth Messina

a supportive and insightful guide to breast cancer

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

An interruption: the breast cancer diagnosis -- Children always know: communicating with children about a cancer diagnosis -- Lost & found: navigating the surgical experience -- Chemo sobby: the experience of chemotherapy -- Isolation island: the emotional impact of cancer treatment -- Radiation cloud: understanding radiation treatment from simulation to graduation -- Sustenance & soulfulness: nutritional & complementary therapies to help with treatment -- Recovery rhythms: how to handle the ebb & flow when treatment ends -- After: what life after cancer treatment looks like