Without a word : how a boy's unspoken love changed everything

Title:

Author:

Kelly, Jill.

ISBN:

9780446563376

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : FaithWords, 2010.

Physical Description:

xv, 253 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Not what It Seems -- Welcome home -- Mr. and Mrs. Quarterback -- Broken -- Searching for hope -- Change -- Hunter and his sisters -- Hunter at one and two -- Hunter at three and four -- Hunter at five and six -- Hunter at seven -- Hunter at eight -- August 5, 2005 -- Memories everywhere -- Unexpected grace -- "My heart doesn't look the same anymore" -- Walking through the valley -- I'm free -- Forever -- The time in between.

Personal Subject:

Kelly, Hunter, 1997-2005.

Kelly, Jill-Family.

Kelly, Jim, 1960--Family.

Kelly, Jill-Philosophy.

Subject Term:

Globoid cell leukodystrophy -- Patients -- Biography.

Chronically ill children -- United States -- Biography.

Sons -- United States -- Biography.

Parent and child.

Love.

Christian biography -- United States.

Summary:

"Hunter Kelly, son of Jill and football great Jim Kelly, changed their lives and the lives of countless others in his short, silent but powerful life"--Provided by publisher.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	921 KELLY	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	921 KELLY	Searching... Unknown

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This work is a memoir that blends remarkable achievement with passion, sacrifice, love, pain, and human interest. It takes the reader into the lives of a celebrity couple, pro football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill, to reveal the Kelly family's private struggle.

Author Notes

Jill Kelly is the wife of former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly. In September 1997, three months after their infant son, Hunter, was diagnosed with a fatal disease called Krabbe Leukodystrophy, Jim and Jill founded the Hunter's Hope Foundation. As chairman of the board of Hunter's Hope, Jill helps children suffering from Leukodystrophy and their families by raising awareness and research funds to fight this devastating disease. She and Jim live in Buffalo, NY, with their two daughters and three dogs. Hunter's Hope Foundation can be found online at http://www.huntershope.org . Half of all royalties will go to the Hunter's Hope Foundation. Jill is also the author of a full color gift book entitled, Prayers for Those Who Grieve.

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Kelly, wife of pro football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and mom to Hunter, the child on whom her memoir is focused, shares her experience with a candid and genuine spirit. Jill entered the big leagues with Buffalo Bills quarterback Kelly as a naive young 20-something woman who first became pregnant and then became Mrs. Kelly. The author quite transparently discusses how ill-equipped both she and Jim were for matrimony. When their second child, Hunter, was born with the neurodegenerative disorder Krabbe disease, life turned inside out for them as individuals and as a couple. The text chronicles Hunter's medical journey; his spirit of love overcame countless obstacles while affecting his family's lives, even long after he died. Kelly shares one very public family's journey through grievous suffering and shows how God healed their pain in his own time and way. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Prologue: Beyond Words	p. 1
Chapter 1 Not What It Seems	p. 5
Chapter 2 Welcome Home	p. 13
Chapter 3 Mr. and Mrs. Quarterback	p. 23
Chapter 4 Broken	p. 33
Chapter 5 Searching for Hope	p. 39
Chapter 6 Change	p. 57
Chapter 7 Hunter and His Sisters	p. 65
Chapter 8 Hunter at One and Two	p. 73
Chapter 9 Hunter at Three and Four	p. 84
Chapter 10 Hunter at Five and Six	p. 93
Chapter 11 Hunter at Seven	p. 105
Chapter 12 Hunter at Eight	p. 115
Chapter 13 August 5, 2005	p. 130
Chapter 14 Memories Everywhere	p. 143
Chapter 15 Unexpected Grace	p. 149
Chapter 16 "My Heart Doesn't Look the Same Anymore"	p. 159
Chapter 17 Walking Through the Valley	p. 169
Chapter 18 I'm Free	p. 179
Chapter 19 Forever	p. 190
Chapter 20 The Time in Between	p. 199
Epilogue: While I Wait	p. 207
Acknowledgments	p. 211
Appendix A Hunter's Hope Foundation	p. 215
Appendix B The Hunter's Hope Kids	p. 221
Appendix C "Team Hunter" Memories	p. 229
Appendix D Hot Chocolate with God	p. 243
Appendix E Jim Kelly's Hall of Fame Induction Speech	p. 248
Notes	p. 253

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