Ken Olive

Ken Olive is a family man who has been married forty-one years to his high school sweetheart, Phyllis. He has two married children with two adorable granddaughters and resides in the college town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Ken is the broker and owner of RE/MAX Premiere Group, a well-respected real estate company with thirty associates. He enjoys work, fishing, and vacations with the family at Seaside, Florida.

In his book Ken tells his own experience standing alongside his wife on her journey, Ken offers readers a man’s point of view on the disease and its effects.A breast cancer diagnosis changes a woman’s life in an instant. Shock, fear, and sadness are just some of the emotions she will face.

When Ken Olive’s wife, Phyllis, was diagnosed, he felt all these things right along with her. As Phyllis dealt with countless tests, chemotherapy, a single mastectomy, and more, Ken knew the only way they would get through this was together. He vowed to be her advocate, teammate, and supporter as she fought and ultimately overcame the disease that claims the lives of so many. Through Ken’s recounting of their journey, They Took My Wife’s Breast provides a unique, often unheard perspective of breast cancer.

Through Ken’s story, women can learn what their partner is thinking throughout their journey. Also, men can learn what to expect, and how to support the woman they love as they face the hardest battle of their life. With honesty and vulnerability, Ken Olive inspires strength, perseverance, and hope in women fighting breast cancer and in the families supporting them.