Without a Word : How a Boy's Unspoken Love Changed Everything

by Kelly, Jill; McGraw, Tim; Hill, Faith

• ISBN13: 9780446563376
• ISBN10: 0446563374
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-09
• Publisher: FaithWords

Summary

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 seven 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 believing that Jesus Christ was authentic, her learning to forgive Jim of 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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