Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW, is a palliative-care nurse and social worker based in Santa ­Barbara, California. She is a breast cancer survivor and author of The Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer (Atria). TheSilverPen.com

The Best Thing I Did in 2014 That You Can Do in 2015

The Best Thing I Did in 2014 That You Can Do in 2015

Maxwell Ryan | December 22, 2014

Inspiring Ideas from Bottom Line's Experts With 2015 rapidly approaching, we asked a wide range of our experts to share…

Conversation with Hollye Jacobs
Breast Cancer

Conversation with Hollye Jacobs

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | December 17, 2014

Video Chat with Hollye Jacobs   Hollye Jacobs, RN Hollye Jacobs is a speaker, nurse, social worker, child-development specialist and…

Picking a Medical Team for Treating Cancer

Picking a Medical Team for Treating Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/Health: All right, so let's talk about your treatment a little bit. How did you pick your medical team?…

What to Say to Someone With Cancer
Cancer

What to Say to Someone With Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Right, perfect. So what did you want to hear from people after you told them? Sometimes people don't…

How to Help Your Children Understand Your Cancer Diagnosis
Family

How to Help Your Children Understand Your Cancer Diagnosis

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What happens if, in spite of all your best efforts, it goes badly? Your daughter was four or…

Is There Really a Silver Lining to Cancer Treatment?
Cancer

Is There Really a Silver Lining to Cancer Treatment?

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Silver linings, you know, it’s awfully hard, and you’re a very positively centered person. Not everybody is so…

How to Ask for Help When You Have Cancer

How to Ask for Help When You Have Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: One of the hardest things is for people to ask for help—and it’s one of the most overwhelming…

Telling People About Your Cancer Diagnosis
Family

Telling People About Your Cancer Diagnosis

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: You're a great communicator. It is your job to communicate as a hospice nurse, as a palliative care…

Talking to Your Spouse About Cancer
Cancer

Talking to Your Spouse About Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Now, you've gotten diagnosed, and that's emotionally devastating, frightening, overwhelming. I can't even imagine all that you were…

Telling Your Children About Your Cancer Diagnosis
Family

Telling Your Children About Your Cancer Diagnosis

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: So let's talk about children, because that's really frightening, to talk to your children. What's your strategy and…

How to Overcome “Chemo-Brain”

How to Overcome “Chemo-Brain”

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 16, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: How did you handle chemo-brain? Hollye Jacobs, R.N.: Chemo-brain is so frustrating—everybody I talk to is disillusioned by…

Managing the Nausea of Chemotherapy

Managing the Nausea of Chemotherapy

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 16, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What was your secret—so you said you got a lot of nausea—what was your secret to managing nausea…

Processing Breast Cancer Insurance Claims
Breast Cancer

Processing Breast Cancer Insurance Claims

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | July 25, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What lessons did you learn about insurance coverage and breast cancer? Hollye Jacobs: This is something I actually…

Telling the Kids (Young & Old) That You Have a Serious Health Problem
Family

Telling the Kids (Young & Old) That You Have a Serious Health Problem

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | March 26, 2014

When a serious medical diagnosis comes into a family, children deserve to know. Silence is not golden. Discussing illness candidly…