{"title":"Sigourney Cheek","description":"\u003cp\u003eSIGOURNEY CHEEK was a Nashville philanthropist, community leader, and author who graduated from Manhattanville College in 1967 and later studied at the graduate level at Vanderbilt University. She was the author of \u003cem\u003eBetween Flights: Persevering with Optimism Through Life’s Traumas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePatient Siggy: Hope and Healing in Cyberspace\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheek served as Chair of the Board and President of Cheekwood, co-founded the Antiques \u0026amp; Garden Show of Nashville, and held leadership roles at Magdalene House, the YWCA, Belmont University, and Vanderbilt’s Kennedy Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Cheek was active in Nashville’s fine arts and nonprofit community. Her memoir \u003cem\u003ePatient Siggy\u003c\/em\u003e chronicled her five-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigourney Cheek’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"patient-siggy","title":"Patient Siggy: Hope and Healing in Cyberspace","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eWhen first undergoing treatment for cancer, Sigourney Cheek sometimes didn't have the energy to do anything more than sleep. So she created an e-mail list of eighteen people and logged on to give updates when she could. Soon that list grew to 160 contacts, forming a sacred community of healing in cyberspace. The exchange of communications became an antidote for the isolation of illness, and a rallying point of hope for Sigourney, as she faced her disease and continued to live her life with humor, realism, and joy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681629356\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681629353\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Sigourney Cheek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238209323224,"sku":"9781681629353","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781596525030_FChigh_mockup_v2_1740151602_1824dcd8-e05f-4714-a1d6-8fca188f3e92.jpg?v=1791038323"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-sigourney-cheek.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}