Eye Won: Powerfully Positive, Ridiculously Resilient

by Jess Van Zeil

At 21, Jess Van Zeil felt invincible. From Bungee Jumping to SCUBA diving in South Africa, Jess was fulfilling her dreams as a mad adventurer; her future crammed with plans as a loving daughter, passionate sportswomen and student. In the midst of her dreams unfolding, life dealt Jess a mighty blow in the form of Conjunctival Ocular Melanoma; a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. Despite returning to Australia, home to some of the best melanoma experts in the world, the cancer was relentless. Until finally she was told the colossal words, " We're going to have to take the eye ." It seemed unthinkable, " I'm so young. I don't want to look like a freak!" But the alternative was death in five years. Losing her eye was only the beginning of the unforgiving emotional and physical battles Jess would face. Defying all odds, Jess emerged having discovered the simple yet incredibly powerful principles that not only guided her through the fear, loneliness and anger that threatened to overwhelm her, but revolutionised her mindset to become powerfully positive and ridiculously resilient. With her sassy blend of honesty and humour, Jess reveals what it takes to thrive in the face of adversity. How she did it on her own terms-and with the most dazzling collection of eye-patches in the world!

314 pages, Paperback

Published October 26, 2019

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

From someone who also suffers from Ocular Melanoma this book was truly amazing in finding someone else who understands what this whole roller coaster is life. Im so happy Jess wrote this book, I recommend it to anyone who is dealing with this or even for a close family member to read it may just help everyone understand this rare cancer.

[Armitage Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most inspiring true life experience from a person so young I lost sight I'm right eye but to be fair I had sight for 68 years but when I read Jessica book I learnt so much from her and I console myself that obstacles with being partial sighted we over come I salute this young lady what tanasty she has in writing her book one can only benefit from reading EyE Won by Jess Van Zeil like I d
d hope it could be one day in Braille

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow this book took me to so many places. Jess’ voice and writing draws the reader into the journey early on. Her approach to live and love through the challenges she has faced in life is inspiring. Well-written and leaves the reader with great quotes, takeaways and strategies to reflect on their own approach to life.

[Diane Barrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant read. You won’t want to put this book down. Jess will take you on a journey through her some of the toughest challenges life could possibly ba e sent her way. She takes everything on and shows so much courage, inner strength, trust and resilience. Jess is the definition of inspiring.