
Without A Word
How a Boy's Unspoken Love Changed Everything
Jill Kelly(Author)
FaithWords (Publisher)
Published on 3. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-446-56338-3 (ISBN)
Description
WITHOUT A WORD is a riveting 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 and how eight and a half years with their severely disabled, terminally ill son, Hunter, unfolded in a redemptive and transforming manner. The light of Hunter's love through his brief and silent life shone into the shadowed corners of Jill and Jim's lives, resulting in Jill's believing that Jesus Christ was authentic, her learning to forgive Jim for past indiscretions, and finally resulting in Jim's seeking and finding God. Lessons gleaned from Hunter's life and death, and Jim and Jill's struggle to save their marriage during tumultuous times, make this a compelling and inspiring read.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
16 pages of colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-446-56338-3 (9780446563383)
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Person
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