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One Hundred and Twenty-Six Days is a deeply emotional, nonfiction account by Author Holly Richard about how life can radically change in the blink of an eye. The book throws you onto an unthinkable path as the family is ambushed and violently hurled onto the cancer battlefield. What follows is nothing anyone could ever imagine. The author's unfathomable journey is translated to the reader in devastating detail. Strap in and prepare to ride on this family's emotional rollercoaster that blasts you through a series of chapters where it is hard to catch your breath as you whip through the darkest of tunnels at lightning speed. Glimpses of light and hope follow, but then the author tosses the reader into an unrecognizable world. At a critical juncture, the story becomes reflective as the author looks back on events and shares insights and a deeper self-examination of how to somehow survive a broken heart. Holly challenges her faith and struggles with isolation and loneliness as she desperately searches for truth and the tools to endure. In the last section, she offers guidance and comfort for others who might find themselves walking the beaten path of bends and curves that is brutally painful and exhausting yet necessary in order to somehow move forward.

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Anyone who has lost a child will relate to Holly Richard's story. It is part memoir, part poetry, part documentary of the Titanic of all cancers-glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that brought her beautiful young son to his knees and eventually took his life. Holly spares no punches as she documents her family's painful journey in painstaking detail complete with the voices of other families who have gone through the same tragedy. I applaud her courage for sharing her experience which is designed to be cathartic for others in this situation who feel like they are all alone. Richard wants families to know that there is help and support out there for you even in your darkest hour. -Amanda Lamb, author and journalist Amanda Lamb, News Reporter WRAL-TV Intense love; intense grief. Holly provides a mirror into the depths of a mother's soul who has experienced the gut-wrenching loss of a child to brain cancer. As she mourns the physical absence of her beloved son, Holly walks the reader through her deepest valleys as she struggles to make sense of how to move forward with meaning and purpose in her journey of healing. Brenda Wilcox RN, MSN, AOCNS, AGCNS-BC Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist/Transitional Care Navigator Cancer Care Plus, Duke Cancer Institute Wake County Holly has delivered a beautiful, emotional tribute to her son Derek (a soldier) as he faced his toughest battle, with brain cancer. While specific to brain tumors, caregivers to patients of other life-threatening diseases can relate to the rollercoaster journey that faces many families navigating the health care system. The book is also filled with many helpful resources and shares the consoling words of fellow community members that rallied to support Holly and her family. David Arons, Chief Executive Officer of the National Brain Tumor Society

Anyone who has lost a child will relate to Holly Richard's story. It is part memoir, part poetry, part documentary of the Titanic of all cancers-glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that brought her beautiful young son to his knees and eventually took his life. Holly spares no punches as she documents her family's painful journey in painstaking detail complete with the voices of other families who have gone through the same tragedy. I applaud her courage for sharing her experience which is designed to be cathartic for others in this situation who feel like they are all alone. Richard wants families to know that there is help and support out there for you even in your darkest hour. -Amanda Lamb, author and journalist Amanda Lamb, News Reporter WRAL-TV Intense love; intense grief. Holly provides a mirror into the depths of a mother's soul who has experienced the gut-wrenching loss of a child to brain cancer. As she mourns the physical absence of her beloved son, Holly walks the reader through her deepest valleys as she struggles to make sense of how to move forward with meaning and purpose in her journey of healing. Brenda Wilcox RN, MSN, AOCNS, AGCNS-BC Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist/Transitional Care Navigator Cancer Care Plus, Duke Cancer Institute Wake County Holly has delivered a beautiful, emotional tribute to her son Derek (a soldier) as he faced his toughest battle, with brain cancer. While specific to brain tumors, caregivers to patients of other life-threatening diseases can relate to the rollercoaster journey that faces many families navigating the health care system. The book is also filled with many helpful resources and shares the consoling words of fellow community members that rallied to support Holly and her family. David Arons, Chief Executive Officer of the National Brain Tumor Society

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