The Book: Everyone Needs a Larry

Everyone Needs a Larry: Love with a Twist of Cancer 
By Jennifer Greenhut Tollin & Larry Tollin

Meet Jenn and Larry—an ordinary couple who fall in love, dream of a life filled with family, travel, and joy…until a lump turns their honeymoon into a life-or-death fight. Within a week, Jenn is diagnosed with stage IV triple‑negative breast cancer, and their newlywed bliss is flipped upside down.

Told in a spirited back-and-forth between patient (Jenn) and caregiver (Larry), this memoir delivers a quirky, romantic, and deeply human tale of navigating love, marriage, and stage IV cancer, with tips, advice, and humor.  

Their story illuminates how to:

• Turn fear into faith, pain into purpose, and negativity into love

• Face cancer with gratitude, humor, and unshakeable partnership

• Share practical insights for both patients and caregivers—from treatment choices to mindset work and insurance tips
  
  

This isn't a sappy cancer memoir—it’s more like When Harry Met Sally...then Sally gets cancer. It’s raw. It’s romantic. It’s real again and again as they honor every “Larry” out there standing strong beside someone they love