The paperback140 pages
Everything the appointment leaves behind, in one calm place
Held in Love is an undated companion journal for treatment days — appointments, medications, test results, questions, and the thoughts you don't say out loud in the exam room. Write a little or a lot. Skip pages. Leave things blank. There is no right way.
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Why this journal exists
You will forget more than you think you'll remember
Treatment days blur together. A conversation that took four minutes in the exam room is gone by the time you reach the parking lot, and the details end up on sticky notes, in a notes app you never open again, or in a portal message you can't find when it matters.
Held in Love gives all of it one home — paper, quiet, and yours — so the next appointment starts from what you already know instead of from memory.
Inside the journal
One companion for all of it
140 pages of guided prompts and open space, arranged in the order a treatment season actually unfolds.
My care at a glance
One page every new provider can read in thirty seconds — diagnosis, contacts, and the details they always ask for.
My care team
Names, specialties, practices, and portals, so you stop re-typing the same phone numbers into your notes app.
Important information & medications
Allergies, supplements, and every medication with dosage, timing, and who prescribed it.
Today's care
Room for each visit — who came, what happened, how you felt, and the question you meant to ask.
What comes next
Instructions you were given, decisions you made, and the next appointment on the horizon.
Calming coloring pages
Gentle florals for the days when words are too much and your hands need something soft to do.
How people use it
Three small moments a week
In the waiting room
Write down the two questions you actually want to ask while you still remember why they mattered.
That evening
Settle the visit — what was said, what changed, what you were told to watch for — before it blurs into the next day.
For the person who came with you
Hand them the open page. They heard the same appointment from a different seat, and their notes are useful.
Who made this
Debbi Starr
Debbi is a stage-four cancer survivor. She kept making the same notebook for her own treatment days — one more page for the medications, one more list for the questions — so she built the journal she wanted on her own appointment days, and then made it for other people walking the same road.
"There is no right way to move through treatment, and there is no right way to use this journal."
The details
- Format
- Softcover paperback
- Pages
- 140 undated pages
- Size
- 7 × 10 in (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
- Weight
- 11.7 oz (332 g)
- Published
- September 12, 2026
- By
- Debbi Starr
Every page is undated and printed on paper that takes pen well. The journal holds your records and your thoughts — it does not provide medical advice, and it isn't a substitute for guidance from your medical team.
Before you order
Questions people ask
Is this a medical record or a journal?
It's a personal organizer and reflection journal — a place to write down appointments, medications, questions, and how you're feeling. It's not medical advice, and it doesn't replace the records your care team keeps.
Is it dated, like a planner?
No. Every page is undated, so you can start in the middle, skip three weeks, and come back when you need it. Nothing on the page makes you feel behind.
Can I print extra copies of the pages?
Yes. Once you have your copy, we'll email you free printable versions of the pages people use most — Today's care, What comes next, My care team, and medications — so you can print more whenever a day needs extra room.
Is there a Kindle or ebook version?
Not today. Held in Love is made to be written in, so it's only available as a paperback.
Can I order it as a gift for someone in treatment?
Yes — many people order one for a friend, a parent, or the person who drives them to appointments. Amazon lets you send it straight to their address.
Does it ship outside the United States?
Orders are fulfilled by Amazon, so it ships wherever Amazon delivers, and the price shows in your own currency on the listing.
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Held in Love
Begin where you are
A copy for your bedside table, one for the person who drives you to treatment, and one to leave in the car — undated, so it waits for you.
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